Grushko pointed to the crisis of the German political system

The failure of the leader of the alliance of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) Friedrich Merz in the first round of voting shows that the political system of Germany is in crisis. This was announced on May 7 by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

"This story shows that the German political system, as well as the German economy, is not in the best condition. You can say it's in crisis," he told TASS.

Grushko stressed that the domestic political situation in Germany is quite tense. The problems the country is currently facing have an impact on the political landscape, the balance of power, and the mood of voters.

The Bundestag voted against the election of Merz as Chancellor of Germany. What the media is writing

During the Bundestag elections on May 6, Merz did not get enough votes to be elected Chancellor of Germany in the first round. A total of 621 people voted, and one ballot was invalid. As a result of the calculation, it turned out that 310 members of parliament voted for Merz's candidacy, 307 voted against, three abstained.

Later, the Bild newspaper reported that Merz decided to abandon the second round of the chancellor's election on May 6.