New President of the Bundestag elected: SPD politician Bas succeeds Schäuble and immediately gives goose bumps

After the election, the new Bundestag will meet for the first time today.

The presidium will be newly elected.

President of the Parliament Wolfgang Schäuble is replaced by Bärbel Bas.

• The first session of the Bundestag after the election will take place on Tuesday (October 26th).

• Wolfgang Schäuble resigns as President of the Bundestag.

  His successor is the SPD MP Bärbel Bas (

  see update from October 26th, 1:28 p.m.

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Update from October 26th, 1:46 p.m.:

Bas would like an open and lively legislative period.

"I stand for a respectful cooperation, for an understandable policy," said the new President of the Bundestag.

Bas points to the role model function of the MPs.

"You have a duty to represent the German Bundestag with dignity." That is not just a question of style.

“We're not here to make war,” Bas said.

"Let me also make one thing clear: hatred and agitation are not opinions."

Bas also mentions reform of the electoral law.

You demand that this is implemented quickly by the parties.

“Really now,” says Bas.

“In spite of all arguments, we can be happy and proud that we live in a stable and lively democracy.” With that, her inaugural speech ends.

Update from October 26th, 1.40 p.m.:

Bas thanks Wolfgang Schäuble. “You have made a contribution to our parliamentary democracy. Thank you very much! ”In her speech she also remembers Thomas Oppermann, who passed away in October 2020. “He mastered the parliamentary craft like hardly anyone else. I feel: He's missing. "

Update from October 26th, 1:35 p.m.:

Bärbel Bas is now taking its new place. She thanks, recalls the former President of the Bundestag Annemarie Renger. "This is where the debates that move the country are held," Bas says to the plenary. It is good for the country when the citizens see that there is a woman standing here. So far it has not been fair, out of 20 Bundestag presidents only three have been women. Bas continues: “Thank you for your trust. I promise you, I will be the President of all Members. "

Update from October 26th, 1:28 p.m.:

724 MPs have cast their votes, announced Wolfgang Schäuble.

576 MPs voted “Yes”.

Bärbel Bas is the new President of the Bundestag.

The Bundestag rises and applauds.

Bärbel Bas declares that they will accept the choice “with all my heart”.

First session of the Bundestag: Parliament elects Bärbel Bas as the new President of the Bundestag

Update from October 26, 1:16 p.m.:

The votes have been cast, now it is counted.

In about 15 minutes it should be clear whether Bärbel Bas was able to unite enough votes to become the new President of the Bundestag.

Political observers assume a clear vote in favor of Bas.

Update from October 26, 12.20 p.m.:

Now the election for President of the Bundestag is running. At least 369 votes are necessary, according to Wolfgang Schäuble. The SPD proposes Bärbel Bas. The procedure will take some time, and each member will be called up and voted individually.

Update from October 26, 12:08 p.m.:

In the first session of the Bundestag after the federal election, the AfD tried to prevent Wolfang Schäuble as the new age president.

Bernd Baumann, the first parliamentary managing director of the AfD, demanded that Alexander Gauland, as the oldest member of the Bundestag, be granted this position.

Shortly afterwards, the plenary voted and the AfD application was clearly rejected.

As expected, Wolfgang Schäuble is the age president of the German Bundestag.

"I am delighted to take over the chairmanship," said Schäuble afterwards.

First session of the new Bundestag: Schäuble only old-age president - successor is probably certain

First report from October 26th:

Berlin - One month after the Bundestag election *, the new Bundestag will meet for the first time on Tuesday (October 26th) at 11 a.m. The Bundestag Presidium will be re-elected at the constituent meeting - the SPD * MP Bärbel Bas is to succeed the previous President of Parliament Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU *). Schäuble opened the meeting in his capacity as senior president.

The 79-year-old has been a member of the Bundestag since 1972, making it its age president.

Schäuble would have liked to remain President of the Bundestag - but this office traditionally goes to the strongest parliamentary group and thus to the SPD.

The CDU politician has to be content with chairing the meeting until the election of the new Bundestag President - and then making room for his successor.

Before the first session of the Bundestag, an ecumenical service will be celebrated in Berlin's St. Mary's Church (8.30 a.m.).

After election: the new Bundestag is constituted and the government is dismissed

There will also be new faces among the Vice Presidents of the Bundestag. The Union parliamentary group has nominated the CDU politician Yvonne Magwas, the SPD parliamentary group the former integration commissioner of the federal government, Aydan Özoguz. In addition, there will be three well-known vice-presidents: Claudia Roth from the Greens, Petra Pau from the Left and Wolfgang Kubicki from the FDP. They too were re-established by their parliamentary groups and are expected to be elected by a large majority.

According to the Basic Law, the term of office of the previous government ends with the constituent session of the Bundestag.

Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel * (CDU) and her ministers will therefore receive their discharge certificates from Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier this Tuesday at 5.30 p.m.

However, you will remain in office until a new government can take over.

(The coalition poker is on - you can find out how it will continue in our politics newsletter.)

There are historical moments on Tuesday around the Bundestag.

The Union surprises in advance with a personnel decision.

The AfD is preparing for the next Zoff.