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CDU Chair Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany's Chancellor
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5/7/2025
Friedrich Merz secures the majority in the second round of voting, becoming Germany's new chancellor.
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In Germany, Friedrich Mertz has secured enough support in the country's legislature to become
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the chancellor.
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After his Christian Democratic Union won national elections in February, it formed a coalition
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with the Social Democratic Party.
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They initially failed to gain a majority in the Bundestag, but succeeded in the second
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round of voting.
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Mertz has never held a high-level government position.
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He seeks to move away from the centrist legacy of former Chancellor Merkel, particularly
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in her open-door refugee policy.
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