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CDU leader Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor in second round

Politiko 2025-05-06 16:32:52

CDU leader Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor in second round

Friedrich Merz has been elected Germany's new chancellor after winning the second round of voting in the country's parliament.

He unexpectedly failed in the first parliamentary vote on Tuesday morning.

In the first round, Merz received 310 votes, 6 less than needed to be elected Chancellor, while in the second round, he received 325 votes in the Bundestag, writes Skynews . 

Merz, the leader of the country's conservative CDU/CSU, has become the 10th chancellor since the end of World War II.

Although the Conservatives won the election with 28.5 percent of the vote, they needed a partner to form a majority government.

On Monday, they signed a coalition agreement with the SPD, which had come out with the worst result in its post-World War II history, just 16.4 percent.

The CDU/CSU alliance led by Merz and its coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), have vowed to revive the weakened economy and rebuild the military at a time when US President Donald Trump has questioned the future of transatlantic security and trade ties.

Merz has also vowed to curb irregular immigration and halt the rise of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which came in second place in February's snap elections.

Merz, who has extensive business experience but zero experience in government leadership, promised "strong, credible and well-planned governance" at Monday's signing ceremony.

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