Friedrich Merz elected Chancellor of Germany on the second attempt

The Bundestag approved Friedrich Merz's candidacy for Chancellor of Germany on the second attempt. This was reported on May 6 by the Telegram channel “DW Glavnoe”.

325 MPs voted in favor, with 316 needed.

The candidate from the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Unions (CDU/CSU) will become the tenth chancellor in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. He is set to lead a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

In the first round of voting on the morning of May 6, Merz failed to secure an absolute majority—he received only 310 votes. This was the first such case in the history of the FRG.

It remains unknown which deputies from the CDU/CSU and SPD did not support Merz, as the vote was held in secret. Together, the parties hold 328 of the 630 seats in parliament, the report states.