Friedrich Merz elected Chancellor of Germany: in a second Vote, after a failed first Vote. Arranged with help of Extreme Left and AfD

Friedrich Merz, after a first Vote of Non-Confidence, was able to gather enough votes to secure being Chancellor of Germany.

The German Parliament, in an extraordinary prolongation of today’s voting session, arranged with the help of the extreme left and the AfD, gave a thin majority to Friedrich Merz to be elected Chancellor. It is hard to imagine what pressures was exercises on those members of the CDU and SPD who were initially giving a contrary vote in the first voting when Merz failed to be appointed.

This was a historic negative start for a Chancellor and for his government. It is questionable if Merz will resist any future non-confidence vote. New elections are likely, but not wanted by the large parties, in particular, in view of the huge polls success of the AfD.