'We can't wait days' before another vote, senior CDU lawmaker says

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2025-05-06

Berlin (dpa) - Senior German conservative lawmaker Carsten Linnemann has urged for a second round of voting in parliament to elect the next chancellor, after fellow Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough backing in the first round. "The world is in turmoil. Europe needs a strong Germany, and that's why we can't wait for days now, we need clarity quickly," he said after Merz failed to secure a majority in the first round of voti......

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