Merz did not obtain the required majority of at least 316 votes, so he was not elected chancellor of Germany.
On Tuesday, Germany’s lower house of parliament convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor.
Under Germany’s basic law, the president can dissolve the parliament at the chancellor’s request following a failed vote of confidence.
The German Police Union (GdP) want to keep people’s data longer to fight crime better.
Germany’s coalition government is still struggling to find a common line on the possible delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv.
Despite Chinese threats, Germany and Taiwan say they want to deepen bilateral collaboration further because they share common values, visiting German lawmakers said on Thursday.
