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The history of Germany, but also of Europe, will be written a little differently from this Wednesday. The Bundestag should indeed elect the Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as chancellor, recording the departure of Angela Merkel. The first woman to lead Germany, she will have remained in power 5,860 days, nine days short of the longevity record of her mentor, Helmut Kohl. At the end of a highly codified process, the conservative leader will hand over the reins of the leading European economic power to someone who has been both a political opponent but also her vice-chancellor and finance minister. Olaf Scholz will take the head of the country with his unprecedented coalition formed by the Social Democrats of the SPD, the Greens and the Liberals. The former mayor of Hamburg should also reserve, like his predecessors, his first visit to France.
Tension was high on Tuesday between Moscow and Washington. Joe Biden and Vladimir Poutin had a two-hour videoconference exchange, with the main issue being the fear of a conflict in Ukraine. Very firm, the American president indicated to his counterpart that the United States and its allies “would respond with strong economic measures, among others, in the event of military escalation”, according to a press release published in the wake of the House. -White. Emmanuel Macron is also closely monitoring the Ukrainian file. The French president will also meet “in the coming days” with his counterparts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Poutine. According to the Elysee, the objective is also to avoid a military escalation.
Originally the authorities had implemented a curfew at the end of November in Martinique to respond to the violence on the island in the grip of a social crisis. The measure will be extended “for two weeks” but this time for another reason: the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic. From this Wednesday, the curfew will apply from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., without exception for restaurants and theaters, which before social events benefited from an exemption until 10 p.m. In Guadeloupe, the authorities also announced on Tuesday the extension of the curfew but only until Friday and for only part of the territory. Unlike Martinique, the measure is maintained there to try to calm the nocturnal violence.