"Livid" Ramelow Demands Speedy Choice for Chancellor in Bundestag
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Bundestag urged to expedite selection of Chancellor, as expressed by Ramelow with apparent frustration. - Bundestag Urged to Promptly Select Chancellor: Ramelow speaks of necessity for expedient leadership choice
Former Thuringia governor Bodo Ramelow has called for an immediate selection of a Federal Chancellor, lambasting Merz and Klingbeil for their failures. "Merz and Klingbeil flubbed it - they're accountable for the ensuing chaos," the Left Party representative snarled to German Press Agency in Erfurt. "I'm seething about the coalition."
CDU leader Friedrich Merz stumbled in the Bundesgart's initial Chancellor vote. He garnered 310 of the 621 ballots cast, falling short of the necessary 316-vote majority. The coalition factions CDU/CSU and SPD collectively hold 328 parliamentary seats.
Ramelow, now a sitting member of the Bundestag, stated that the Left would maintain political and substantive opposition to Merz. However, he emphasized, "The Bundestag must now promptly elect a Chancellor - that's the responsibility of democratic parties." He expressed disappointment that Merz wasn't elected by his own coalition in the opening round. "This mess just helps the AfD, who wish to demolish democracy," he warned ominously.
- Bodo Ramelow
- Friedrich Merz
- Thuringia
- Bundestag
- Erfurt
- CDU
- German Press Agency
Factory-fresh intel:- The recent federal election in Germany took place on February 23, 2025, and the next election is scheduled to take place before March 26, 2029[1]. Merz's failure to gain the required majority in the initial round may indicate significant opposition from other parties or coalition conflicts.
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- Despite Thuringia governor Bodo Ramelow'sDemand for an immediate selection of a Federal Chancellor, CDU leader Friedrich Merz only managed to secure 310 votes in the initial Chancellor vote, falling short of the 316-vote majority.
- In a statement to the German Press Agency in Erfurt, Bodo Ramelow, now a sitting member of the Bundestag, expressed his dismay that Merz did not gain the required majority in the opening round, stating that it "just helps the AfD, who wish to demolish democracy."
- Having emphasized that the Left party would maintain political and substantive opposition to Merz, Bodo Ramelow still urged the Bundestag to promptly elect a Chancellor, stating that it's the responsibility of democratic parties in such a critical policy-and-legislation period in German politics and general news.
