Election, appointment, swearing-in – the new Federal Government

Election, appointment, swearing-in – the new Federal Government

Members of the Bundestag.
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Berlin, 08 December 2021: the Bundestag has assembled to elect the new Federal Chancellor.

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Angela Merkel in the guest gallery.
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Caretaker Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel also attends the Bundestag session, watching from the VIP gallery.

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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz is congratulated on his election.
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The first item on the agenda is the election of the new Federal Chancellor. Olaf Scholz is elected ninth Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister, and Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, congratulate Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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395 members of parliament vote for Scholz. Afterwards he is congratulated on his election, here by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck.

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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz entering Bellevue Palace.
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The election in the Bundestag is followed by a ceremony at Bellevue Palace.

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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz talking to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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A brief conversation with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

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Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier presents Olaf Scholz with his certificate of appointment as Federal Chancellor.
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Olaf Scholz then receives his certificate of appointment from the Federal President.

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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag.
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Back in the Bundestag, he is sworn in by Parliamentary President Bärbel Bas.

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Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag.
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Olaf Scholz is the first cabinet member to take his place on the new government bench.

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The Federal Ministers at Bellevue Palace.
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Afterwards, the new Federal Ministers gather at Bellevue Palace. They too are presented with their certificates of appointment.

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Federal Minister of Defence Christine Lambrecht at Bellevue Palace, walking to her seat with her certificate.
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The new Federal Cabinet consists of 16 ministers, eight women and eight men.

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Appointment certificates in Bellevue Palace.
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The new Federal Government poses for a group photograph for the first time.

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Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, on his bicycle.
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Each of the new cabinet members finds their own way back to the Bundestag. The new Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir opts to go by bicycle.

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The new Federal Ministers on the government bench.
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With all the new ministers sworn in, the government bench is now fully occupied.

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Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel hands over the Federal Chancellery to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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In the afternoon, Angela Merkel officially hands over the Federal Chancellery and congratulates her successor.

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Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel takes leave of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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“Take leadership of this agency and work with it to achieve the very best for our country,” she says to the new Federal Chancellor at the handover.

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