The leader of German Conservatives, Friedrich Mertz, failed to gather the necessary parliamentary majority to become Chancellor on Tuesday, in an unexpected setback for his new coalition with the center -left Social Democrats. The Lower House or Bundestag now has 14 days to elect Mertz or other candidate Chancellor with an absolute majority. It could attempt a new vote already on Tuesday, according to the agency. Although it fails, the Constitution allows the president to appoint the candidate who will win the most votes as a chancellor or to dismantle Bundestag and hold new national elections, the Associated Press reports. Mertz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in secret ballot. Received only 310 votes. The parties were now going to reconstitute to discuss the next step, but it was not immediately clear how long the process could last. Mertz’s CDU-CSU Conservative block won the national elections in February, […]
Source: News Beast
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