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 succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him fall six votes short.

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz was only elected German Chancellor in the second round of voting on ...

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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was no longer present when lawmakers elected conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country's next chancellor in a second round of voting. Merkel had ...

Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz casts his vote for a second round of the election of a new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, ...

However, with that low a percentage, a third-party member would be needed to win the Bundestag election. Before the election, the CDU and the CSU signed a coalition deal with the Social Democrats ...

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Amira Mohamed Ali, co-chair of the BSW party, speaks to the press in the Paul Löbe House with the documents for the BSW's objection to the Bundestag election in her hand. More than 800 objections ...