Friedrich Merz failed to secure the necessary absolute majority to be elected as the new chancellor of Germany in the first round of voting, Julia Klockner, head of the Bundestag, said on Tuesday.
According to Ms Klockner, in a broadcast on the parliament’s website, Merz did not obtain the required majority of at least 316 votes, so he was not elected chancellor of Germany.
If Merz fails to obtain the necessary absolute majority after two rounds of voting, a third round will be announced in which the ”chancellor majority’’ will be enough to be elected.
