Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, had been expected to easily win the vote, but the first ballot ...

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Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party, slammed Merz’s failure proof that his coalition has a “weak foundation.” She called for Merz to resign ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.