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Freidrich Merz faces a second vote in the Bundestag shortly at 1515CET (0915ET, 1415BST) as he seeks the required absolute majority to be confirmed as Germany's new chancellor. In a day of high political drama, in an earlier vote Merz won the backing of just 310 lawmakers, short of the 316 required. Should he prove unsuccessful in the second vote a third vote will take place immediately afterwards, in which a simple majority will suffice to see him elected. 

• FAZ reports "SPD party leader Lars Klingbeil was the first to speak: "It is important that Germany gets a reliable government." He expected "that the necessary majority will be achieved in the second round of voting for Friedrich Merz to be our country's next Chancellor.""
• The unprecedented nature of the unsuccessful vote (none of Germany's post-war chancellors have ever failed to win a first-round absolute majority) has meant a significant amount of speculation regarding the timing of the second vote, with initial expectations that it could take place this coming Friday proved wrong as Merz's centre-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and the centre-left Social Democrats secured support from opposition groups for an expedited election process.
• Even if Merz wins in the second round, the initial failure to secure a majority will cast a shadow over the new gov't and highlights divisions within both participating groups. Some on the left of the SPD remain opposed to a deal with the conservatives, while Merz also has pockets of opposition within his own party.