German conservative leader Merz fails to secure chancellor majority

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure a parliamentary majority to become chancellor on Tuesday, delivering an unexpected blow to his newly formed coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats. Despite his CDU-CSU bloc winning the most votes in February’s national elections with 28.5%, the result fell short of the majority required in the Bundestag. Merz had entered into a coalition with the Social Democrats, who garnered only 16.4%—their worst performance in Germany’s post-war history. The Bundestag now has 14 days to elect Merz or nominate an alternative candidate for chancellor through an outright majority vote. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #breakingnews #GermanyPolitics #FriedrichMerz #GermanChancellor #Bundestag #GermanElections #CDUCSU #SocialDemocrats #GermanCoalition #MerzSetback #GermanyNews #AlJazeeraEnglish