# Bundestag elects Friedrich Merz federal chancellor

Date: 2025

On 6 May 2025 the Bundestag elected [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz) chancellor after the early election. It is a completed constitutional act, not a welfare statute.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2025/kw19-de-kanzlerwahl-1062470
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-merz-elected-chancellor-2025-05-06/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-elected-chancellor-2025