(250507) -- BERLIN, May 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Friedrich Merz (1st L, rear), leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is greeted after being elected as Chancellor at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2025.

Friedrich Merz was sworn in as Chancellor on Tuesday during a session of the Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament.

Merz secured 325 votes in the Bundestag, surpassing the required 316-seat majority. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)