CDU leader Friedrich Merz and AfD’s Alice Weidel The German political establishment was dealt a historic blow this week as Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), failed to secure enough votes in the Bundestag to become Chancellor. The result shattered decades of political precedent and sent shockwaves through a fragile ruling elite already out of step with growing public anger. Merz, a longtime proponent of the so-called “firewall” policy against the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), received just 310 votes in Monday’s secret ballot, falling six short of the 316 required for an absolute majority, the German newspaper Junge Freiheit reported. BREAKING: Friedrich Merz becomes the first German chancellor candidate to lose a confidence vote in the first round of voting after…
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