'Humiliated' Merkel's pick for president approved
- 14 years ago
Embattled German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a blow to her authority Wednesday as her pick for president needed three voting rounds to win election after a rebellion in her ruling coalition. Christian Wulff, 51, a conservative Merkel ally who once described himself as no "alpha male," secured 625 votes in a special electoral assembly, enough to become Germany's youngest-ever president. Duration: 00:54