Germany's AfD backs new vote for chancellor on Wednesday
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026

Germany's AfD supports a second vote for chancellor on Wednesday after Friedrich Merz failed to secure a majority. The AfD, recently labeled extremist, is the second largest party in the Bundestag.
BERLIN (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) supports a second vote in parliament for chancellor taking place on Wednesday, the party co-leader said after conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to win the majority needed.
"We will not stand in the way of a second round of voting tomorrow," Tino Chrupalla told n-tv television, adding Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner had made this request of the AfD.
The AfD is the second biggest party in the Bundestag lower house and was officially designated as extremist last week by the domestic spy agency.
(Writing by Madeline Chambers, Editing by Rachel More)
The article discusses Germany's AfD party supporting a second vote for chancellor after Friedrich Merz failed to win the majority in the first round.
Friedrich Merz is the conservative leader who failed to secure a majority in the initial chancellor vote in Germany.
The AfD's support for a second vote is significant as they are the second largest party in the Bundestag and were recently labeled as extremist.
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