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The Merkel era officially ends: Chancellor receives a certificate of discharge

2021-10-26T14:50:06.545Z


After 16 years, the Angela Merkel era in Germany will officially come to an end on Tuesday. Then the Chancellor receives her certificate of discharge in Berlin.


After 16 years, the Angela Merkel era in Germany will officially come to an end on Tuesday.

Then the Chancellor receives her certificate of discharge in Berlin.

Berlin - With the constituent session of the 20th German Bundestag on Tuesday morning, the new legislative period in the Federal Republic finally begins.

Age President Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) opened the session at 11 a.m. and welcomed old and new members of the German parliament.

The seats reserved for the federal government * next to the desk of the Bundestag President were of course still empty, as the coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP are still ongoing.

Angela Merkel: After 31 years in parliament - Parliament is meeting without the Chancellor for the first time

For the first time in 31 years, a woman was absent from the plenary session of the German Bundestag *. Angela Merkel * was elected to parliament for the first time in the federal elections in 1990 and was then able to win the direct mandate in her constituency seven times. With the end of her chancellorship, Merkel's time as a parliamentarian also ends. The 67-year-old did not run in the last federal election * in September and watched the constituent meeting from the spectator seats at the side of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Federal President and Chancellor will meet again to officially end the Merkel era at the helm of the government.

Then Steinmeier will hand over the certificates of discharge to the Chancellor and the Federal Ministers from the Merkel IV cabinet, symbolically releasing her from her duties.

The Merkel era officially ends: the Chancellor receives a certificate of dismissal from Steinmeier

This ends the reign of the grand coalition, which from then on will only remain in office and take the most necessary measures until the parties have agreed on the formation of a new federal government.

This could be the case as early as December.

SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz * had repeatedly emphasized in recent weeks that he wanted to complete the formation of the government before Christmas.

However, there will be no handshake between the Federal President and the outgoing Chancellor.

Due to the ongoing corona pandemic, which shaped Merkel's last term so decisively, there should only be a fist discount between the German head of state and the head of government.

The Merkel era will then officially come to an end on October 26th.

(fd) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

Source: merkur

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