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Headline: Germany's Merz Falls Short in First Vote for Chancellor

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Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has failed to secure enough parliamentary support to become chancellor, despite his coalition holding a majority. He received just 310 of the 316 votes needed in the Bundestag—a setback not seen since 1949.

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