Berlin’s reform agenda on shaky ground after failed chancellor vote

Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Bundestag on Tuesday. Photo by Thomas Imo/Bundestag.
Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Bundestag on Tuesday. Photo by Thomas Imo/Bundestag.
Friedrich Merz’s failure to secure a Bundestag majority has shaken Berlin’s political establishment and cast serious doubt over the ambitious economic reform agenda promised by Germany’s new coalition government.
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