Randahl FinkMay 6, 2025

Breaking: The German parliament rejects Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz only got 310 votes which did not reach the 316 required to be confirmed as Chancellor of Germany.

He will probably be confirmed in a later vote, but clearly some parliament members are sending a signal.

Source: DW

Show threadHarald WagenerMay 6, 2025
@randahl first time in the history of the federal republic of germany that a chancellor is not elected in the first round.
Show threadRandahl FinkMay 6, 2025
@oliof How will they correct this? If the vote is anonymous, who will they pressure?
Show threadHarald WagenerMay 6, 2025
@randahl in the second / third attempt, a simple majority will be sufficient. So if the 310 that did vote for the chancellor stick with their vote, it's a delay (plus the complete loss of face for Merz of course), but not an immediate re-election trigger.
Show threadHarald WagenerMay 6, 2025
@kontrollierterWahnwitz I wouldn't say what I said wasn't true, but it was a bit too condensed. Thanks for the full explainer! @randahl
Show threadHarald Wagener
@kontrollierterWahnwitz no, it's good to be precise, we're fine (-: @randahl
May 6, 2025 at 10:45amWeb