For more context:
Both parties together have a majority and coaltion talks have already been done. If every single party member votes yes, this should be no problem. In theory.
This result shows how massively unpopular Merz really is, going down in history as a failure BEFORE he even got a chance to fuck up at his actual job.
He will probably be voted in during the second (or even third) round, but this may sow discontent and suspicion in the parties. The vote was anonymous, so you cant easily figure out who broke the line, potentially leading to poisoning the coalition.
Either way, we now have Friedrich "Zweite Wahl" Merz
Edit: Spelling
Wenn er es NOCHMAL nicht schafft heute dann betrinke ich mich weil der Tag anders nicht besser wird.
Und sollte er noch weniger Stimmen verlieren als vorher dann lege ich den 🥦 nach.