German Bundestag convenes to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor
On Tuesday, Germany’s lower house of parliament convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor.
Mr Merz requires an absolute majority of votes in the 630-seat Bundestag to succeed the outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz.
The incoming coalition, made up of Mr Merz’s Christian Democrats, the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union and the centre-left Social Democrats, held 328 seats in the Bundestag.
Shortly before the vote, representatives from the conservative CDU/CSU parliamentary group and the SPD said all their lawmakers were in attendance, making Mr Merz’s election all but certain.
(dpa/NAN)
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