The Bundestag voted: Friedrich Merz was elected Chancellor in the second round And he got 325 votes in favor. To reach the majority and become a chancellor 316 were needed.
Merz He had not reached the majority in the first round to be elected Chancellor by the Bundestag. Merz got 310 votes by missing for six indispensable majority to become a chancellor. The session had been suspended and updated to allow political groups to consult on the following steps. In Friedrich Merz 18 votes were missing from the files of his majority for the election to Chancellor in the Bundestag. For the leader of the Union voted 310 parliamentarians in favor, 307 against, 3 abstained and a vote was not valid. The parliamentary groups of the so-called small big koalition, made up of union (Cdu-Csu) and SPDs would have had 328 votes available.