Germany's Merz falls short of majority in vote for chancellor
Summary
Friedrich Merz, Germany's conservative leader, did not get enough votes to become chancellor. He needed 316 votes but only got 310 and now it appears 18 parliament members who were expected to vote for him did not. The German parliament now has 14 days to vote for Merz or another candidate.Key Facts
- Friedrich Merz is a leader of the Christian Democrat party in Germany.
- He didn't get the 316 votes he needed to become chancellor.
- Only 310 of the 630 parliament members voted for him.
- There's going to be another vote in the next 14 days.
- If no one gets the majority of votes, a candidate can still be elected.
- Merz's party made a deal with the center-left party to form a government together.
- The Alternative for Germany party, which is a far-right group, came second in the last election with 20.8% votes.
- Angela Merkel, a former German chancellor, was at the parliament during the vote.
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