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Merz's stumble casts shadow over hopes for rebooting Germany's struggling economy

Merz's stumble casts shadow over hopes for rebooting Germany's struggling economy

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has raised doubts about his new government’s ability to carry through on plans to push Europe’s largest economy out of stagnation

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