Olaf Scholes has been elected President of the German Parliament. His appointment also marks the end of Angela Merkel’s sixteen-year term in the Christian Democrats.
Before Scholz becomes president, the ruling parties must first vote. Olaf Scholz won the majority. ‘It’s a hammer blow,’ ‘says German correspondent Derk Marseille. ‘The Cabinet and Parliament were established weeks ago. Now Germany can really work.
Europe as a federation
One of the new president’s first steps was to visit France. “He’s copying Merkel a little bit. He’s meeting Macron first. Sholes wants to make progress in Europe,” Marseille explains.
Scholes was a Social Democrat deputy under Angela Merkel and a former finance minister. However this is not without a struggle. There have been a lot of mistakes in resolving the wireless scam. His ministry recently launched an investigation into alleged errors in money laundering cases.
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Merkel divorces
Angela Merkel retires from politics. ‘In the United States he noted that his meeting calendar was empty for the first time. She said, ‘I’m going to start a book. If my eyes get tired, I’m going to take a nap, ‘says Marcel. “In that case, the newspapers say, she’s going to get a divorce.
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