Video: MPs applaud as Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor after surprise setback
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MPs applaud as Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor after surprise setback
German lawmakers applaud after conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biter second vote in parliament to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early setback. Merz accepts the election and shakes hands with the party leaders of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). IMAGES