Germany in turmoil as Merz fails in chancellor bid: What happens next?
‘Merz should step aside’: AfD demands fresh elections after failed chancellor vote Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Tuesday demanded new general elections after conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to win an outright majority in parliament to become chancellor.Merz secured 310 of the 630 ballots cast in the Bundestag (Germany’s federal parliament), falling short…