Berlin: Angela Merkel took a step closer to political pensions Tuesday after receiving the formal dismissal certificate from the position of Chancellor after 16 years in the office, even though he would lead the caregiver government until his successor was sworn.
Previously, Merkel attended the opening.
The German new parliamentary session in Berlin, sitting in the VIP gallery as a newly elected parliamentary member met for the first time.
Merkel, who first won a chair at Bundestag 31 years ago, did not run again in the September 26 election.
Parliament members chose Baerbal Bas, a member of the Social Social Democratic Party, as a speaker from the house under 736 members.
He replaced Wolfgang Schaeuble, a 79-year-old finance and interior minister, who was also the longest member of the last parliament, The first time was chosen in 1972.
Bas, whose narrowly defeated the Union is truly Merkel BLOC, has become a member of the Bundestag since 2009.
The 53-year-old child was a representative of his party’s parliament group in the last parliament and a spokesman for health, education and study.
BAS told fellow parliamentarians that he would work for representatives who were more just in parliament.
He was only the third woman to head the Bundestag since his creation in 1949.
“The responsibility so far does not spread well in all shoulders,” he said.
While the Bundestag has more female members after the election last month, women are still far from achieving parity in national legislature.
More than a third, or 34.7%, from new parliamentarians was a woman compared to 31.4% in the previous parliament, according to the German DPA news agency.
BAC emphasizes that even though the parliament does not reflect the full diversity of German society, the new Bundestag has become more diverse, with more members of immigrant parliament and younger members.
He vowed to protect the house low against hatred and promised, “I will defend democracy against his enemies.” The three parties who hoped to form a new German government said last week they aimed to have the next state chancellor in early December, but acknowledged that they faced complex tasks.
Social Democrats, green environment and pro-business democrats are free to open a formal coalition talks after the preliminary agreement earlier this month, which set their priorities but leaving many open questions.
German coalition talks are complicated affairs, resulting in an agreement that determines the details of government programs for a four-year term.
They tend to be longer for years because the country’s political landscape is fragmented, which means that selections rarely produce a majority of parliamentary for traditional allies.
If negotiations are successful, the new government will send Lanki Union Merkel Bloc to be an opposition after 16 years in a helmet.
The possibility is Olaf Scholz from Social Democrats, Representatives of Chancellor and Minister of Finance since 2018.
Submitting Merkel certificates of dismissal, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanked him to direct the country through his difficult times, especially for the past four years.
provision.
He quoted the Coronavirus Pandemi, England’s departure from the European Union and the Government A.
Under President Donald Trump that he said, “does not have an interest in the international order and trans-Atlantic partnership.” Merkel last week received a warm farewell from fellow European Union leaders and former President A.
Barack Obama.
In the past weeks as a trainer, including representing Germany as a G-20 meeting in Italy and the Climate Conference U.N.
Next week at Glasgow.