(ANSA) - BERLIN, 08 DEC - "It will be a new beginning for Germany, I will do everything to succeed".
This was stated by the German new chancellor Olaf Scholz, taking the baton from Angela Merkel.
"I think it is something special to be Chancellor of the Federal Republic, and it is a great challenge," stressed the Social Democrat leader.
Merkel, addressed to him, expressed the hope that "he will work so that the country can stay better".
"I know from personal experience that it is a moving moment when you are elected," he said, taking the floor.
"The task is full of challenges, but it is also one of the best that can be done," added Merkel, wishing her successor success.
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