Olaf Scholz appointed as Germany's new chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel after 16 years

Scholz, the leader of the Social Democratic Party , won the secret vote in the Parliament as expected, a culmination of months of negotiations following the SPD's narrow victory in September's federal elections. Following the ceremonial protocols, Scholz went to see German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who officially appointed him as the country's new Chancellor. He will be sworn in at the Parliament later on Wednesday.

He is seen as a moderate and centrist, which has made him somewhat of an outlier within his party."Scholz seems to partly owe his success [in the election] to posing as [Merkel's] worthy heir during the campaign, calm and unassuming -- and with his hands folded into a Merkel-style rhombus in a picture that went viral," Holger Schmieding, the chief economist at Berenberg Bank, wrote in an analyst note on Wednesday.

Angela Merkel…. Will be missed. Congratulations Olaf Scholaz …

Scary man to be a Chancellor!

U deserve what u getwhen he fucks u over

Turning into nazi Germany again

That’s what happens around the world, when rightest fascist raise, a counter politics emerges. Nothing in the middle,

🤡👎🏼

Been hearing that name before I started growing breast

Will the yanks ever realize that social democrats arent a) communists or b) facists? Seems like yet another failure of their sham of an educational system.

1 año 2 meces sin ver a mi hija AISEL por el gobierno de España es su cumpleaños ni una foto cumple 3 añitos van a trabajar más los españoles e Canarios que por culpa de ellos vais a estar quemados que la pipa de un indio deseo lo pido a Dios por mi interior para que no lo sepáis

And now we hope 420laf will soon Legalize Cannabis 💚💚🥦

Scholz is pretty conservative. Calling him left-leaning is just not correct. Sure his policies might be more progressive than Merkels, but still nothing remotely Left.

Should be better then Hitler

He looks nice

i knew olaf was a socialist

'History never repeats' oh what a song.

Omg, just feeling so excited, i opened my wallet and saw my payment of $24,000, what a boost! Thanks so much for the payment suzanneh279 i told my friends and colleagues already and they want to invest in Bitcoin trading on your platform too.

Was he rejected in art school 🙁 We hope for Social Democrat NOT Social Nationalist.🌚

Let the lockdowns begin!

Left-leaning? Are you sure about that? 😉

'Left-leaning social democrat'? Olaf Scholz? Don't drink and write!😅

A three party coalition is something new in Germany. But that's the way democracy works.

Looks like Germany is circling the drain...

Does he love warm hugs?

GUYS !!! Calling Olaf Scholz a Left-leaning social democrat shows you have no clue about the german political landscape...

Left-leaning... ughhh like we need that after the nightmare that was and is Merkel.

THIS is what a functioning democracy looks like.

“German lawmakers officially pick the most German sounding leader since ‘Angela Merkel’”. Proud of my German heritage.

good

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Olaf Scholz voted in to replace Merkel as Germany's leader | AP NewsBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament elected Olaf Scholz as the country’s ninth post-World War II chancellor on Wednesday, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. Happy that her tenure is over. I wish more European leaders would be replaced soon, a lot of countries including my own needs something different. Can't do any worse than the last disaster
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »

Olaf Scholz voted in to replace Merkel as Germany's leader | AP NewsBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament elected Olaf Scholz as the country’s ninth post-World War II chancellor on Wednesday, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. Happy that her tenure is over. I wish more European leaders would be replaced soon, a lot of countries including my own needs something different. Can't do any worse than the last disaster
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »

End of an era: Germany's Merkel bows out after 16 yearsAngela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany's first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising Germany's profile and influence, working to hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises and being a role model for women. Merkel, a former scientist who grew up in communist East Germany, is bowing out about a week short of the record for longevity held by her one-time mentor, Helmut Kohl, who reunited Germany during his 1982-1998 tenure. Nothing is permanent in this world. UDAPartyKe JubileePartyK The Power of a Woman👍💪🥇😷
Source: YahooNews - 🏆 380. / 59 Read more »

Alibaba reshuffles e-commerce team and names new CFOAlibaba said it would reorganize its e-commerce teams and appointed a new chief financial officer Inserted Communist Party Members to the team? 😁 When you insure your Crypto Investment, you're 100% secure, you don't have to be scared of losing your investment in the future the payoff maybe too lucrative to ignore. For your Crypto Insurance follow and DM lunabucket1 to secure your future.
Source: MarketWatch - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Chinese New Year Movies That'll Help You Ring in the New Year RightAll the Lunar New Year Movies You Need to Stream
Source: Cosmopolitan - 🏆 725. / 51 Read more »