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Germany’s conservative leader unexpectedly stopped most of the parliament’s votes to become chancellor.
Friedrich Merz needed 316 votes in the 630-place Bundestag, but provided only 310, with a significant blow to the Christian Democrat leader, two and a half months after the victory in the German federal election.
In his coalition with the left central part there are enough places in the parliament, but it seems that 18 deputies who are supposed to support it disagree.
Responding to the vote, a member of the Bundestag Johann Vadeful, who is to become a new foreign minister of the country, said he was waiting for another vote, and the Mertz will still become a chancellor.
