German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday (May 6) in an unexpected setback for his new coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats.
The lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, now has 14 days to elect Merz or another candidate chancellor with an outright majority.
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The lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, now has 14 days to elect Merz or another candidate chancellor with an outright majority.
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00:22Mit Ja haben 310 der Abgeordneten.
00:26Mit Nein haben 307.
00:29Enthaltungen 3.
00:30Der Abgeordnete Friedrich Marz hat die erforderliche Mehrheit von mindestens 316 Stimmen nicht erreicht.
00:36Er ist gemäß Artikel 63 Absatz 2 des Grundgesetzes zum Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nicht gewählt.