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Merz secured the necessary absolute majority to succeed Olaf Scholz in a hastily organized second round, receiving 325 votes in the 630-seat Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament.

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis. Follow DW for more.

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor of Germany after facing a historic loss in the Bundestag. In the second round, 325 lawmakers voted for Merz, bringing him past the 316-vote threshold.

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber Finally in power, Mr. Merz faces a fork in the road when it comes to dealing with ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), could be elected as Germany’s new chancellor on May 6. Bundestag President Julia Klöckner is preparing to convene parliament on ...

If Merz fails again, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s president, either appoints the candidate who receives the most votes in the second round of the Bundestag election as chancellor or holds ...

Merz sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's chancellor. He takes over the helm at ...

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It's not clear when the Bundestag will be able to elect a new chancellor. Merz is still in talks to form a coalition with the center-left Social Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Germany's planned surge in borrowing to fund defence spending and revive growth heralds a new era for European security, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the Bundestag ...