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Germany finally has a leader. Now comes the hard part for Friedrich Merz

Upworthy Wednesday, 7 May 2025 ()
After some dramatics, and around 10 weeks after the German election, Europe's largest economy finally has a leader: Friedrich Merz. His ascension didn't come easy though. On Tuesday, Merz failed to be elected chancellor in a shock first-round vote, an unprecedented event in the country's modern…
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