Jannatul Ferdous

Germany’s Merz Fails to Be Elected Chancellor in Shock First-Round Parliamentary Vote

In a stunning political development, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), failed to secure enough votes in the Bundestag to be elected Chancellor in the first round of parliamentary voting. The outcome has sent shockwaves through the German political landscape and raised questions about the future of coalition politics in the country.