Coalition of the reluctant? Germany’s Merz elected chancellor after backbench riot | EUROtoday

He had the votes, he had a brand new coalition sealed in writing and ratified by occasion members, so it appeared like a formality. But Friedrich Merz’s lifelong dream of lastly changing into German chancellor needed to be deferred by a number of hours, the 69-year previous conservative falling on the first hurdle with backbenchers sending a sign.
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