The head of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDPG) Olaf Scholz officially elected the new German Chancellor. Broadcast from the meeting on which voting was held, published in twitter Bundestag.
The gathered politicians congratulated him with election. Scholz received most votes in their favor – 395 votes – among deputies of the Lower House of Parliament.
Angela Merkel officially resigns
Thus, the legislators have completed the 16-year period of the reign of ex-chancellor Angels Merkel. The current head of the German government will put off the authority immediately after the election of Scholts, for today.
“no other chancellor, the shadow chancellor. Mrs. Chancellor, how she already declared it, intends then to leave with political work,” said the official representative of the Government of Germany, Shteaffen Cheybert.
According to a number of analysts, after his departure from his post, Merkel left the “few positive moments” as for for its union counters from the “Christian-Democratic Union” (XDS) and for European colleagues in general.