An unusual event took place in Germany - a second round of voting was held in parliament to elect the chairman of the Democratic Party - Christian Party to the post of chancellor. The new chancellor was welcomed in Paris and Washington, at the time when the party "Alternative for Germany" required the holding of new elections. The leader of the conservatives, Friedrich Merz, struggled to attain the position of chancellor of Germany, emerging victorious in the second round of voting, which highlights the difficulties he encounters at the negotiating stage for his country. After this, he was officially appointed chancellor by the president of the country, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The 69-year-old Merz, who previously secured victory in interim elections in February, received 325 votes out of 630 in the second round after that.
