German Parliament elects New German Chancellor

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9 May 2025

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) sits alone on the government benches after his election and prior to his oath at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Member of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), Bernd Baumann, holds a speech before a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Co-leaders of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, and other party members applaud during a speech by their colleague Bernd Baumann (not in the picture) prior to a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Member of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), Bernd Baumann, holds a speech before a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) receives congratulations from other members of the parliament after his election at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) receives congratulations from other members of the parliament after his election at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Designated Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C-L) talks with designated Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (C-R) after a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Co-Leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidel and party member Alexander Gauland are pictured during a break after a failed first voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Co-Leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidel and party member Alexander Gauland are pictured during a break after a failed first voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Co-Leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidel and party member Alexander Gauland are pictured during a break after a failed first voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Co-leaders of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, and party member Alexander Gauland are pictured during a break after a failed first voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Co-Leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Tino Chrupalla, and Alice Weidel look at designated Interior Minister and CSU Parliamentary Party Leader Alexander Dobrindt during a break after a failed first voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Members of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel (R), Tino Chrupalla (C), Bernd Baumann (2R), and others appear during a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Member of Parliament for the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Maximilian Krah, is pictured among other colleagues during a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Member of Parliament for the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Maximilian Krah, is pictured among other colleagues during a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

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9 May 2025

Member of Parliament for the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Maximilian Krah, is pictured among other colleagues during a second voting session for the election of the new German Chancellor at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.