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Friedrich Merz fails to gain enough parliamentary votes to become new German chancellor

Friedrich Merz reacts after he was not elected new Chancellor in the first voting process at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. AP - Ebrahim Noroozi

Merz was six votes short of an absolute majority needed to become Germany's new Chancellor. A new vote will be held on Tuesday.

For the first time in Germany's history, a Chancellor-designate failed to obtain the necessary votes in the Bundestag.

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