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In the election of the Federal President: Everyone is clamoring for Merkel - only Özdemir looks down the drain

2022-02-15T04:25:11.364Z


In the election of the Federal President: Everyone is clamoring for Merkel - only Özdemir looks down the drain Created: 2022-02-15Updated: 2022-02-15 05:15 By: Cindy Boden After the announcement of the result of the election of the Federal President, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (centre) stands next to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, left), while former Chancellor Angela Merke


In the election of the Federal President: Everyone is clamoring for Merkel - only Özdemir looks down the drain

Created: 2022-02-15Updated: 2022-02-15 05:15

By: Cindy Boden

After the announcement of the result of the election of the Federal President, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (centre) stands next to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, left), while former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU, right) congratulates him.

© Britta Pedersen/dpa

Angela Merkel took part in the Federal Assembly and, along with many others, elected Federal President Steinmeier.

She was noticed several times on Sunday.

  • Angela Merkel was a member of the Federal Assembly in 2022.

  • A country manager should fulfill a request on the sidelines of the event

    (see first report).

    Many sought a conversation with the Chancellor

    (update from February 13, 1:15 p.m.).

  • Merkel also made a brief appearance in the opening speech

    (update from February 13, 12:28 p.m.).

  • This news ticker is continuously updated.

Update from February 13, 9:38 p.m .:

In the federal presidential election on Sunday, former Chancellor Angela Merkel – along with a few other minor surprises and lessons about Steinmeier’s re-election – was one of the most noticed people.

The ex-head of government was also in demand as a photo motif.

In the meantime, Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir stepped in as a temporary photographer, as recordings by the TV station Phoenix showed.

However, the Green fell by the wayside himself, as he jokingly complained on Twitter in the evening: "... and in the end I was the only one without a picture with Angela Merkel," wrote Özdemir in the short message service - along with a grumpy looking emoji.

Update from February 13, 3:51 p.m .:

The Federal Assembly is over – Frank-Walter Steinmeier remains Federal President.

Angela Merkel also congratulated them afterwards.

During the meeting, she talked to some

(see update from 1:15 p.m.).

And shortly before the result was announced, she was noticed again.

The President of the Bundestag, Bärbel Bas, said into the microphone: "I would ask you all to take a seat," and Merkel quickly scurried down the row while many others were already seated.

There was probably a lot to talk about due to the current situation.

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Update from February 13, 1:15 p.m .:

Angela Merkel should not be bored at the Federal Assembly.

You see her talking to different politicians over and over again.

The talks will probably also deal with current problems.

The Ukraine crisis is currently overshadowing many things.

Merkel could have spoken to Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach about the corona pandemic.

And Merkel has already spoken to the heads of the Union.

One might think that many would be keen to have a conversation with the former chancellor.

In any case, CDU leader Friedrich Merz announced directly on Twitter that he used this opportunity with his colleague Markus Söder.

Update from February 13, 12:40 p.m .:

The members of the Federal Assembly are now gradually going to the ballot boxes.

Among them, Angela Merkel will also be named.

Until then, you can see her talking to various politicians on television.

Among them is Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) from Schleswig-Holstein, FDP leader Christian Lindner and there was also something to laugh about with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens), as could be seen.

Update from February 13, 12:28 p.m .:

Ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel was on TV before the start of the Federal Assembly on Sunday

(see previous update)

.

But when Bärbel Bas gave a speech, she was given a somewhat special appearance: "Ms. Merkel, I welcome you on behalf of everyone present in this Federal Assembly." There was applause, Merkel stood up and waved to the crowd.

Update from February 13, 11:50 a.m .:

Angela Merkel has arrived at the Paul Löbe House.

Television pictures showed the former chancellor talking to other politicians shortly before the Federal Assembly with the election of the Federal President.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has also arrived.

Angela Merkel (CDU), former Chancellor, comes to the Paul-Löbe-Haus for the election of the Federal President by the Federal Assembly.

© Christophe Gateau/dpa

Merkel in the federal presidential election: the head of state wants to get a personal piece from the ex-chancellor

First report from February 13:

Berlin – There will be a reunion in the election of the Federal President this Sunday (February 13): Former Chancellor Angela Merkel will be back in the political public eye.

Your name is on the list of members of the 17th Federal Convention.

She was nominated by the CDU parliamentary group in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Even if the re-election of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is considered certain and he is likely to be the focus of the day, many eyes will also be on the lookout for Merkel.

Including that of Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU).

Because he announced a small mission in advance: On the fringes of the Federal Assembly, he is following a special request.

Angela Merkel at the Federal Assembly: Haseloff wants to visit the former Chancellor for a special request

Ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in December 2021 at the election and swearing-in of the new Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

© Malte Ossowski/Sven Simon/Imago

On behalf of the Weissenfels shoe museum, he wants to ask ex-Chancellor Merkel for a pair of her shoes for the collection.

During her 16-year tenure, she refused to sell a couple.

Now the museum has asked him in a letter for help.

"I am very happy to fulfill the wish, with no guarantee that I will be successful," said Haseloff of the German Press Agency.

The museum in Weißenfels in the south of Saxony-Anhalt shows historical shoes from antiquity to the present day.

According to a spokeswoman, the collection also includes shoes by Helmut Kohl (1930-2017), who was Chancellor from 1982 to 1998.

(More political background and current news can be found in our political newsletter.)

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Merkel was apparently not present at a meeting in advance.

Steinmeier visited the CDU/CSU parliamentary group before the big day and was probably received with a lot of applause.

According to dpa information, the party leaders Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder took part in the meeting, but not Merkel.

She has not been part of Parliament since the last federal election.

SPD, Greens, FDP and CDU/CSU together make up 1223 of the 1472 members.

Even if not everyone votes for Steinmeier, he should be able to achieve an absolute majority of 737 votes in the first ballot.

However, voting is done with concealed official ballot papers.

Against Steinmeier, the Left is represented by the physician Gerhard Trabert, the AfD by the economist Max Otte, and the Free Voters by the physicist Stefanie Gebauer.

Because of the corona pandemic, Merkel will not appear in the plenary hall of the Reichstag building.

Because the Federal Assembly meets in the neighboring Paul-Löbe-Haus, where many meeting rooms and offices of MPs are located.

There the electors will be spread over five floors.

Everyone must have a negative corona test to participate.

(cibo/dpa)

Source: merkur

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