{"id":2431416,"date":"2025-05-06T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friedrich-merz-wins-on-second-ballot-to-become-german-chancellor\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:00:55","slug":"friedrich-merz-wins-on-second-ballot-to-become-german-chancellor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friedrich-merz-wins-on-second-ballot-to-become-german-chancellor\/","title":{"rendered":"Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become German chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffriedrich-merz-wins-on-second-ballot-to-become-german-chancellor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Friedrich Merz successfully became the German chancellor during a second parliamentary vote on May 6, 2025, following a surprising first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-third-annual-liberal-hack-tournament-is-here\/\" title=\"The Third Annual \u201cLiberal Hack Tournament\u201d Is Here\">-round defeat<\/a>. Despite being favored to win, Merz received only 310 votes in the initial ballot, falling short of the required majority of 316 out of 630 votes. This marked a historic moment in post-war German politics, as no other candidate had failed to secure a win on the first ballot. However, in the second round, he garnered 325 votes and achieved victory.Merz leads a coalition that includes his center-right Christian Democratic Union and the Bavarian Christian Social Union, supported by Olaf Scholz\u2019s center-left Social Democrats. As chancellor, Merz faces notable challenges, including the ongoing war in Ukraine and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >domestic issues related<\/a> to the rise of far-right political movements in Germany.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become German chancellor after historic first round defeat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2079501\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"German\">German<\/a> chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/best-of-biden-2021\/\" title=\"Best of Biden 2021\">historic defeat<\/a> in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative leader had been expected to win the vote to become Germany&rsquo;s 10th chancellor since World War II. No candidate for chancellor in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3402018\/ukraine-launches-drone-attacks-on-russian-airports\/\">Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russian airports in overnight attack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3402014\/conservative-leader-fails-to-become-german-chancellor\/\">Conservative leader fails to become German chancellor by six votes in parliament election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3401158\/israel-occupy-gaza-finance-minister-bezalel-smotrich-offensive-hamas\/\">Israeli finance minister says country should embrace &#8216;occupation&#8217; of Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Merz received 325 votes in the second ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in the first round of voting, but only got 310. Because it was a secret ballot, it was not immediately clear who had defected from Merz&rsquo;s camp and might never be known. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz hugs Alexander Dobrindt from the Christian Social Union in Bavaria after being elected new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ebrahim Noroozi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Merz&rsquo;s coalition is led by his center-right Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union. Chancellor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/olaf-scholz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Olaf Scholz&rsquo;s<\/a> center-left Social Democrats join them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3399759\/rubio-vance-musk-germany-afd-extremist-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"RUBIO CALLS ON GERMANY TO &lsquo;REVERSE COURSE&rsquo; AFTER COUNTRY DESIGNATED AFD AN &lsquo;EXTREMIST&rsquo; GROUP\"><strong>RUBIO CALLS ON GERMANY TO &lsquo;REVERSE COURSE&rsquo; AFTER COUNTRY DESIGNATED AFD AN &lsquo;EXTREMIST&rsquo; GROUP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upon announcing the next vote, the head of the Union bloc in parliament, Jens Spahn, said, &ldquo;The whole of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Europe<\/a>, perhaps even the whole world, is watching this second round of elections.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Germany, the most populous member state of the 27-nation European Union, has the continent&rsquo;s biggest economy and is a diplomatic heavyweight. The new chancellor&rsquo;s in-tray would include the war in Ukraine, the Trump administration&rsquo;s confrontational trade policy, and domestic issues such as the rise of a far-right, anti-immigrant party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2079501\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2079501\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friedrich Merz becomes German chancellor after second ballot win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2431417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Friedrich-merz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[54700,39346,5894,54701],"class_list":["post-2431416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-friedrich-merz","tag-german-chancellor","tag-politics","tag-second-ballot"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Friedrich-merz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431416"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431420,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431416\/revisions\/2431420"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}