The media reported on the approval of Merz for the post of chairman of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), whose party won the parliamentary elections in a bloc with the Christian Social Union (CSU), has been confirmed as chairman of the Bundestag faction. This was reported on February 25 by the newspaper Handelsblatt.

"The CDU/CSU Parliamentary group has re—elected Friedrich Merz as its chairman," the article says.

It is specified that at the constituent assembly of the Merc faction he received 98% of the votes. 205 deputies participated in the voting, 201 of whom supported the candidacy of the CDU leader. The remaining four officials voted against.

The Izvestia correspondent reported that those who disagree with the CDU/CSU victory in the parliamentary elections, in turn, deface posters with the image of Merz, which were left on Berlin streets after the election campaign. Thus, the Germans disagree with the policy of the CDU leader, who declared his intention to put an end to illegal migration and begin controlling the borders of Germany.

As an expression of protest, residents of the capital draw him an Adolf Hitler moustache, and also paint over some letters in the campaign slogan "Der Richtiger zur richtigen Zeit" (the right [candidate] at the right time) to get "rechte", which means "right".

Change of power: German elections won by the opposition CDU/CSU party

Friedrich Merz will be the new chancellor.

On February 24, Bloomberg reported that with Merz as chancellor, Germany would most likely not be able to do much recover economically. According to the agency, German voters are not ready for some difficult financial decisions to be made.

Parliamentary elections were held in Germany on February 23. CDU/CSU block won, gaining 28.5% of the votes.