LIVE| Weidel Calls Vote Fraud, Demands Merz Resign After Failing to Win Bundestag Majority| Germany

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LIVE| Weidel Calls Vote Fraud, Demands Merz Resign After Failing to Win Bundestag Majority| Germany

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed in his bid to become Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday, falling six votes short of the required majority in the Bundestag despite a coalition agreement with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD). The surprise result, delivered by secret ballot, has thrown Germany’s political future into uncertainty and raised questions over the viability of the CDU/CSU-SPD alliance. In a press interaction following the vote, Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), alongside fellow co-leader Tino Chrupalla, called the outcome the “greatest electoral fraud” and demanded Merz’s resignation, intensifying the political turmoil. Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner suspended the session as parties scrambled to regroup. Under Germany’s constitution, lawmakers have 14 days to elect a chancellor by absolute majority before the president must intervene—potentially triggering fresh elections
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