{"id":4996,"date":"2025-05-06T13:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mondevudailleurs.ae\/?p=4996"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T15:42:53","slug":"friedrich-merz-did-not-become-chancellor-a-historic-failure-in-the-bundestag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mondevudailleurs.ae\/en\/friedrich-merz-did-not-become-chancellor-a-historic-failure-in-the-bundestag\/","title":{"rendered":"Friedrich Merz did not become chancellor: a historic failure in the Bundestag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"line-height:1.2\"><em><strong>UPD<\/strong><\/em>: <em>The leader of the CDU\/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz, has been elected Chancellor of Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/bundestag-elects-merz-as-german-chancellor-in-2nd-vote\/live-72443927\">Deutsche Welle <\/a>reports. The Bundestag approved his candidacy at the second attempt. Merz as the candidate of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union (CDU\/CSU) was supported by 325 deputies out of the required 316.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.2\">On 6 May 2025, a political surprise occurred in the Bundestag: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz did not receive the necessary majority to be elected Chancellor of Germany. Despite having a nominal coalition majority with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Merz received only 310 votes out of the 316 necessary, the first candidate in post-war German history to fail during the first round of voting. <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.2\">After 23 February 2025 early elections, during which the CDU\/CSU coalition obtained 28.6% of votes and became the leading coalition, the coalition was completed with the SPD and received 328 seats in parliament. A vote, however, revealed deep rifts within the coalition, with at least 18 MPs abstaining or voting against Merz&#8217;s candidacy. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil stated that all members of his faction voted for Merz, implying betrayal on the part of CDU\/CSU members.  <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.2\">Merz&#8217;s demise came from growing disillusionment with his political leadership and course. His statements regarding the imperatives of a more independent German foreign policy, including calls to be less reliant on the United States and Russia, alarmed parts of the political establishment. Right-wing parties traditionally in Germany cooperate with the Americans, while left-wing parties sympathize with the USSR\/Russia. In addition, his hardline stance on migration issues, for example, co-operation with the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) in voting for tougher migration legislation, sparked a wave of protests and criticism domestically.   <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.2\">The vote debacle threatened the stability of the newly established coalition and rattled financial markets, with the DAX index 1.8% lower and German bond yields. A new chancellor has to be elected within 14 days, or else the German president can appoint a chancellor without an absolute majority or dissolve parliament and call fresh elections. <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.2\">Amid the political unrest, the opposition, especially the right-wing populist AfD, is becoming stronger and is already calling for new elections. Merz, faced with opposition within his own party and external criticism, decided to step down as a candidate, clearing the way for new political prospects in Germany. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https:\/\/www.mondevudailleurs.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cropped-Simple-Minimalist-Creative-Studio-Logo-150-x-100-px-96x96.png' srcset='https:\/\/www.mondevudailleurs.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cropped-Simple-Minimalist-Creative-Studio-Logo-150-x-100-px-192x192.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">La R\u00e9daction<\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPD: The leader of the CDU\/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz, has been elected Chancellor of Germany, Deutsche Welle reports.&hellip;","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[48],"class_list":{"0":"post-4996","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-politics","7":"tag-articles-en","8":"cs-entry","9":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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