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German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure a parliamentary majority to become chancellor on Tuesday, following his coalition with the center-left Social Democrats. The lower house of parliament now has 14 days to elect a chancellor with an outright majority. Merz's conservative CDU-CSU bloc, which won the February national elections with 28.5% of the vote, needs a partner. The Social Democrats, who won 16.4

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