"The whole of #Europe looked to Berlin today in the hope that #Germany would reassert itself as an anchor of stability & a pro-European powerhouse," said Jana Puglierin, head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations think-tank. "That hope has been dashed. With consequences way beyond our borders."
Nine lawmakers abstained while 307 voted against #Merz, said Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner.