The German Bundestag was unable to elect Friedrich Merz as a German Chancellor during the first vote that took place on Tuesday, May 6. The CDU/CSF/SDPN coalition candidate scored 310 from the required 316, so he lacked only six votes for victory.
About it reports Tagesschau .
307 deputies voted against Merz's candidacy, and three more abstained. One ballot was declared invalid. At the same time, the nominal number of mandates that the CDS/CSS/SDPN coalition is 328, which is 18 more than Merz.
Before voting, both parliamentary factions confirmed the presence of all their members, but the actual vote revealed the presence of internal differences or protest voting in the coalition.
After announcing the results at the Bundestag meeting, a break was announced. Political groups are currently conducting internal consultations to determine further strategy.
Local media emphasize that this situation is the failure of the Chancellor's candidacy on the first attempt in the presence of a parliamentary majority - is unprecedented for the modern history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
