Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis. Follow DW for more.

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor. Merz requires an absolute majority of votes in the 630-seat Bundestag to succeed the outgoing chancellor,