Friedrich Merz elected Chancellor throughout a historic vote | EUROtoday

Friedrich Merz is the primary candidate within the post-war historical past to fail to be elected within the first spherical by German deputies. The curator was lastly elected this Tuesday, May 6, by an absolute majority after a second try, with 325 votes out of a complete of 630 deputies. He turns into the ten^e Chancellor of recent Germany.

Nevertheless, these two votes are indicative of the fragility of its political place. Because even when on paper, Friedrich Merz has a enough majority by bringing collectively the elected officers of his camp, the CDU, and the social democrats with whom he intends to manipulate in coalition, the conservative deputy is uncommon and struggles to persuade.