Bangladesh, May 6 -- Germany plunged into political uncertainty on May 5, Monday after a proposed coalition of liberal and conservative parties failed to secure enough votes to elect a new chancellor, marking a historic first in the nations post-World War II era.

In the Bundestags first round of voting, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, backed by the CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), received 310 votes -six short of the 316 needed for an absolute majority. The failure triggered an immediate adjournment as political leaders retreated for urgent consultations over how to proceed.

The Bundestag session on May 6, initially expected to formalize the beginning of a new government, instead threw Germanys...