Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled deep discontent within his coalition.
Technically because of not having enought votes, but it came as a surprise because the two coalition parties have a big enough majrority - the vote was secret and nobody knows who voted against party lines. So nobody knows why, bubasically comes down to that there are people in the coalition parties that don’t like him and just voted against him.
Technically because of not having enought votes, but it came as a surprise because the two coalition parties have a big enough majrority - the vote was secret and nobody knows who voted against party lines. So nobody knows why, bubasically comes down to that there are people in the coalition parties that don’t like him and just voted against him.
The smallest majority a government of the federal republic ever had though.