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Germany's new government

April 28, 2025

The leader of the CSU/CDU bloc Friedrich Merz managed to garner enough votes in the second round of voting in the Bundestag to become Germany's new chancellor.

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Friedrich Merz and the ministers of his new government sit in the blue chairs of the Bundestag
Image: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/picture alliance

After Friedrich Merz failed to garner enough votes in the first round of voting in the Bundestag, he managed in round two. This is the first time in Germany's postwar history that a chancellor candidate hasn't been elected in the first round.

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