New federal government
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Merkel hands over official business to Scholz
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Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz at the handover in the afternoon.
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The SPD politician is Federal Chancellor, which, as his father says, he wanted to be when he was twelve. In the election, however, he lacks at least 15 votes from his coalition.
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Angela Merkel in the farewell interview
Angela Merkel in the farewell interview
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“Now begins a new time”
Farewell after 16 years in power: In her last conversation with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” as Chancellor Angela Merkel talks about her relationship with the CDU, the balance sheet of her climate policy, the mistakes in the fight against corona – and she reveals where her blazers end up .
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