Thu. Sep 19th, 2024

The German Bundestag has elected Olaf Scholz as the new Federal Chancellor. Scholz achieved the so-called “Chancellor Majority” with 395 votes, which is 369 votes. He is now appointed by the Federal President in accordance with Article 63 of the Basic Law and then takes his oath of office before the Bundestag. The ministers are also appointed later in the day. Previously, 707 of the total of 736 members of the Bundestag had cast their votes in a secret ballot.

More information about the new German Chancellor (in German): https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/olaf-scholz-1989326

Source: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/federal-chancellor-election-1989862

Free download of the coalition treaty: https://ieu-monitoring.com/ieu-store/Dare-More-Progress-Germanys-next-Coalition-Agreement-24-November-2021-PDF-p419764202

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