Germany’s Merz becomes chancellor after surviving historic vote failure

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Paul Kirby and Jessica Parker

In London and Berlin

Getty Images Friedrich Merz, Germany's new chancellor in the centre of the picture, is congratulated by colleagues — A second vote was agreed on Tuesday afternoon, hours after Merz’s initial defeat

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament vote to become Germany’s next chancellor at the second attempt.

Merz had initially fallen six votes…

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