🇩🇪 Friedrich Merz Fails to Secure Chancellorship in First Round

Germany's parliament convened expecting Friedrich Merz to secure the majority needed—316 votes out of 360—to become the next chancellor. However, Merz fell short, receiving only 310 votes, despite the ruling coalition of CDU/CSU and the center-left SPD holding 328 seats combined. The result raises questions about dissent or division within the coalition.

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🇩🇪 Friedrich Merz has decided to withdraw from the second round of the chancellor vote in the Bundestag on May 6, according to Bild.

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🇩🇪 Merz exited the chamber alongside other senior members of his conservative bloc to attend a special emergency session.

According to the German news outlet Der Spiegel, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group stated that a second round of voting could only take place if all parliamentary factions agreed to waive procedural deadlines. The report added that members were considering holding a vote on Friday.

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🇨🇦 Alberta Could Hold Independence Referendum in 2026

The Premier of Alberta has announced that the province may hold a referendum on seceding from Canada in 2026.

Alberta's leadership is increasingly frustrated with federal policies, arguing that the recently re-elected Liberal Party does not represent the interests of the province’s residents.

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🇷🇺🐻 "She's bathing in a puddle!"

Mama bear and her cubs filmed in Bashkiria

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🇷🇺🔴Russian Armed Forces liberated Lysovka in the DPR — Russian Defense Ministry

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🇷🇺💬 Dmitry Peskov's recent statements at a briefing:

➡️Putin is preparing for a marathon of bilateral meetings and negotiations that will take place over the next four days.

➡️A reception is planned in the Kremlin in honor of the heads of foreign delegations and honored guests on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory.

➡️Russia closely monitors the international situation; excessively high or low oil prices have a detrimental effect on the global economy.

➡️The Kiev regime continues to demonstrate its position aimed at continuing the war, trying to strike at peaceful infrastructure facilities.

➡️The work of Russian air defense is effective.

➡️Russia’s work with the American side on the Ukrainian issue continues.

➡️On Tuesday, Putin will hold two international telephone conversations

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🇷🇺💬🇩🇪The Kremlin does not believe that Merz's defeat in the Bundestag will influence anti-Russian politicians in Europe, Peskov said in response to a question from TASS.

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🇷🇺📞🇮🇷Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the Kremlin reported.

The Iranian leader thanked Russia for its assistance in eliminating the consequences of the recent explosion in the port of Shahid Rajaee. He also congratulated the Russian president on the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

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🇩🇪 When you had trips to Paris and Warsaw planned for tomorrow because you thought you'd be chancellor—but something went terribly wrong.

Couldn't get more embarrassing than that.

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🇬🇪 Large-scale Victory Day celebration planned in Tbilisi for the 80th anniversary of the holiday

"It was announced by the Georgian party "Solidarity for Peace". It is reported that the celebration will take place in Kikvidze Park, and was discussed together with representatives of public organizations and political parties," writes the Georgian portal "Publicist".

Attacks on the celebration of Victory Day and the contribution of Georgians to the defeat of the German army occurred throughout the 1990s. Under the government of Mikheil Saakashvili, they resumed with renewed vigor.

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🇨🇺🇷🇺Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Arrives in Moscow to Celebrate 80th Anniversary of Victory

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