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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3551
  • 06 May 2025
  • 36 min

Friedrich Merz’s dramatic defeat and Met Gala 2025

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3551
  • 36 min

Friedrich Merz suffers a dramatic defeat in the Budestag, failing to win a majority in a parliamentary vote to become chancellor. 

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