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Friedrich Merz elected Germany's Chancellor in second round voting

Berlin, May 6 (UNI) Friedrich Merz, Germany’s conservative leader, was elected as the country's 10th Chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting, after suffering a shocking defeat in the first attempt.
In the second round, Merz secured 325 votes, just over the needed 316 votes.
Earlier in the day 18 unnamed rebels from the newly-formed alliance between his conservatives and the Social Democrats had voted to deprive him of the required majority in the secret ballot.
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