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Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany's chancellor, hours after his historic defeat
Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after ...
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Friedrich Merz, After Acceding to Chancellor of Germany on a Second Vote, Has To Deal With Resurgent Right
His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...
What to Know About the Formation of Germany’s New Government
Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...
Germany’s center-right Union bloc and center-left Social Democrats formally sign coalition agreement
Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...
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Germany’s Social Democrats unveil majority-female ministerial team
The centre-left party will send four women and three men to the cabinet of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...
Intelligence agency classifies country's popular Alternative for Germany party as 'extremist'
Germany's domestic intelligence service has classified the popular Alternative for Germany party as "extremist," allowing for ...
Emirates News Agency on MSN4h
Friedrich Merz elected new Chancellor of Germany
The German Bundestag today elected Friedrich Merz as the new Chancellor of Germany following the Christian Democratic Union’s ...
Lars Klingbeil to become Germany's vice chancellor and finance minister, Social Democratic Party says
The Social Democratic Party’s Lars Klingbeil has been tapped to become Germany’s next finance minister in the incoming ...
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Germany's Merz elected chancellor after surprise setback
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won on Tuesday a nail-biter second vote in parliament to become chancellor after ...
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Boris Pistorius, party soldier in charge of Germany's defence
Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius -- who has led the push to make the military "ready for war" so it doesn't have to ...