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It was a day roller-coaster. Dramatic scenes from the Bundestag after the Christian Democratic chief (CDU), Friedrich Merz, failed to win enough votes to be elected Chancellor.
It was the first time in the history of the world in the world that such an event has occurred.
He succeeded in the second vote, but we take a look through the first 10 photos of the day:
- Friedrich Merz is launching his ballot for the Chancellor's first vote on Tuesday morning.
- Friedrich Merz reacts after losing the vote
- Colleagues come together after the news that Merz failed to win the vote
- German legislators are preparing to vote a second time on Tuesday to elect Merz as Chancellor
- Friedrich Merz voted for the second vote
- MPs applaud after Merz obtains enough votes in the second round
- Relief after the number of votes is read in the Bundestag
- Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulates Friedrich Merz after winning enough votes to be elected Chancellor
- Fire of deputies to congratulate Merz for having been elected Chancellor
- Merz arrives at the Palais de Bellevue to enslave by the German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday evening.
