Shock to conservatives in German chancellor election Merz fails
Conservative Candidate Fails to Secure Required Votes for German Chancellorship in First Round of parliamentary Voting
According to the English section of “webangah News Agency” citing Mehr News Agency and TASS, Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), did not secure the necessary votes for the chancellorship in the first round of parliamentary voting, as announced by the German parliament.
Julia Klöckner, President of the German Parliament, confirmed this news in a statement published on the legislative body’s official website.
In the first round of voting, Merz received a total of 310 votes, falling short of the 316 required to be elected chancellor.
Given that the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the coalition between CDU and its Bavarian sister party CSU collectively hold 328 seats in Germany’s Bundestag (federal parliament), Merz’s victory and election as chancellor had been widely anticipated!
The conservative bloc led by merz won 28.5% of votes in February but requires another partner to form a majority government.
The 69-year-old Merz reached an agreement with SPD during coalition negotiations, with all three parties signing off on it yesterday.
The German parliament now has 14 days to elect either Merz or another candidate for chancellor and may hold another round of voting today.
