NEW: Unexpected news from Berlin- CDU leader Friedrich Merz isn’t elected Chancellor on the first round. He needed 316 votes in the Bundestag, received 310 (and expected 328).
There will have to be another round with some v hurried conversations about those lost votes…
There will have to be another round with some v hurried conversations about those lost votes…
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However, FM (famously unpopular) is used to losing and trying again and again til his opponents give in. Same thing happened when he stood for party leader, took him 3 turns to succeed.
Yes, I´d also like to know who voted no🤔
Interview him.
https://bsky.app/profile/julienhoez.eu/post/3loikcoy4ds2y
Could also be rightwing CDU/CSU ones who were not pleased with his recent, more conciliatory, moves, e.g. opening the financial framework to enable the government borrowing more...