Merz in the first round of voting on the new German office failed
6. May 2025 at 10:21 I Updated at 11:07
He missed six votes in the secret vote.
Berlin. Chairman of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz He did not succeed in the first round of voting in the Bundestag, which was to confirm him as the Federal Office.
He won 310 votes in the secret ballot, so he missed six votes to be elected, DPA reports.
According to the chairwoman of the Federal Assembly, Julie Klöckner voted 621 out of 630 deputies.
Even in the morning, Merz made it clear that he would count on being elected in the first round of the vote.
According to DPA, the result of Tuesday’s election is unique in Germany’s history. It has never happened to be after the elections and conclusion of the coalition agreement The office candidate was not elected in the Federal Assembly at the first vote.
Coalition CDU/CSU and Social Democrats has 328 mandates in Bundestag. According to AFP, 307 deputies voted against Merza.
According to AP, the coalition parties will now discuss further progress.
Merz hopes that Parliament will elect him as the office in the first round of voting Read
According to the German Constitution, Bundestag has 14 days to be elected an office with an absolute majority of votes, an absolute majority of votes in the assembly. Subsequently, a simple majority, ie from the deputies present, is enough.
President He then has seven days to appoint an office, but can also decide to dissolve the Federal Assembly and declare Early elections.
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