National
Federal Chancellor
- German: Bundeskanzler
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the German Bundestag
- Exact method
- Elected without debate by the Bundestag on the proposal of the Federal President and then appointed by the President (Art. 63 Basic Law); can be removed only by a constructive vote of no confidence (Art. 67).
- Chosen by
- German Bundestag
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Friedrich Merz CDU since May 2025
Report Source: bundesregierung.de,
checked
Sources
- bundesregierung.de · checked Die Bundesregierung, Bundeskabinett, read 2026-10-12: current Chancellor and 17 federal ministers and portfolio names. Party and appointment dates (6 May 2025; reshuffle 29 July 2026) Fallback: Wikipedia, Kabinett Merz (last edited 2026-09-09), because the official page gives neither; cross-checked against the Bundestag MdB-Stammdaten for MdB ministers. For: Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, current term
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked Federal Ministry of Justice, Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Basic Law), current consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: structure, selection methods and competences of the federal bodies (Arts. 38-69, 50-53, 93-94); body names and websites from each body's own site. For: Federal Chancellor in German
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