But the vote instead revealed deep unhappiness within Merz’s coalition. The two parties hold 328 seats, which suggests that 18 lawmakers defected from the camp. Merz had hoped to inject some calm into the country with trips to Paris and Warsaw in the coming days; now, he will be forced to whip support for a fresh parliamentary vote, expected later this week.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/06/europe/merz-chancellor-german-parliament-intl
The article has been updated, it now says that Merz won in the second attempt, so he's Chancellor now.