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Germany: Gerhard Schröder, close to Putin, deprived of part of his advantages as former chancellor

2022-05-19T13:04:04.092Z


As a result of "the behavior of former chancellor and lobbyist Gerhard Schröder in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine", the Bundestag has announced that it will deprive the former leader of some of his benefits.


The former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, close to Vladimir Putin and holder of several mandates in Russian groups, was deprived of part of his benefits as a former leader, including the allocation of offices, a-t- we learned this Thursday, May 19 from a parliamentary source.

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The parliamentary groups of the coalition have drawn the consequences of the behavior of the former chancellor and lobbyist Gerhard Schröder in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

", indicates the budget committee of the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament.

However, he retains his police protection and his retirement pension as a former chancellor (1998-2005).

Source: lefigaro

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