Daily Memo: German Politics, Israeli Attack Plans

More than two months after the German election, the chancellorship is still undecided.

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Surprise result. Friedrich Merz, who was expected to take over the German chancellorship after winning the election in February, failed to secure enough parliamentary votes in the first round to take over the top spot. It’s the first time in postwar Germany that a presumptive chancellor failed at this stage. The conservative leader, backed by […]

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