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Europe midday: Shares fall as Germany's Merz fails to win first vote

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Tuesday 06 May 2025

(Sharecast News) - European shares fell at midday after Friedrich Merz surprisingly failed to secure enough votes to become German chancellor after the first round of parliamentary voting.




The result shocked markets across Europe, as Merz had been widely expected to win the vote and...

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