7 hours agoSecond round of German Chancellor vote kicks off
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Bundestag has started the second round of voting for Friedrich Merz, who expects to assume the role of German Chancellor. After a loss this morning, the second round is now under way, which will take a little while, as it will initially be voted, votes will be counted, then voted again with [...]
After a loss this morning, the second round is now under way, which will take a little while after the vote is first voted, votes will be counted, then voted again with a voting card in an envelope that will be cast in a ballot box.
We remember that, in a secret vote held today, Merz secured 310 votes, 6 less than the necessary majority. And even though coalition parliamentary groups CDU/ CSU and SPD have 328 seats in Parliament, Merz did not get the required majority.
Meanwhile, earlier at the Steffen Bilger session of the CDU/ The CSU opened the debate, saying the second Merz vote tells of the state's “ability to operate and function democracy”, while stressing that Germany needs government.
Even Katja Mast from the SPD has stressed the deputies' importance and responsibility for the appointment of the Chancellor and the new government.
However, Germany's Alternative spokesperson, Bernd Baumann, has continued to use a tone differently, saying that the loss of today's morning was unprecedented.
Baumann also added that “even if Merz secures the majority in the second vote, this shows how unstable his coalition is and this is the “opposite of what Germany needs”.
