Huge drama in Germany: Pro-Israel Friedrich Merz's appointment as chancellor cancelled
Merz, Germany's right-wing leader who was supposed to become chancellor today and succeed Olaf Scholz, was publicly humiliated when a secret ballot on his appointment failed in parliament.
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The leader of the country's right-wing bloc, Friedrich Merz, who just signed a coalition agreement with the left-wing SPD party last night, will not be appointed chancellor today after failing to win the confidence of parliament.
Last night, after the signing with the Social Democratic Party, it was decided that a vote of confidence would be held this morning for the appointment of Meretz to the position of chancellor, when during the day he was expected to be sworn in to the most senior position in the country.
However, it was precisely from his party that Merz suffered a historic humiliation, when 18 conservative lawmakers voted against his appointment, which meant that Merz did not receive the 316 votes he needed to get the job in accordance with German law.
In today's vote, the right-wing man was missing a total of six votes, which would have made him the next chancellor of Germany in place of the outgoing Olaf Scholz.
According to German law, the parliament has only 14 days, or two weeks, to vote for a candidate for the position of chancellor.
Following the drama, the far-right AfD party, which has been in the headlines in recent days, announced that it was demanding a re-election.