Friedrich Merz has failed to secure the necessary absolute majority to be elected new chancellor of Germany in the first round of voting, Julia Klockner, head of the Bundestag, said on Tuesday.
According to Klockner in a broadcast on the parliament’s website, Merz did not obtain the required majority of at least 316 votes, so he is not elected chancellor of the Federal Republic 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. (RIA/NAN)
