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Angela Merkel is officially out as Germany's chancellor after historic 16-year run

Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as the new chancellor of Germany, replacing Angela Merkel after she led the country for 16 years.

Scholz was sworn in as chancellor by the president of Germany's parliament on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day Scholz was voted in by the parliament and recieved his official certificate of office from the German president.

Scholz, a Social Democrat, was agreed to be Merkel's successor after three parties — the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party, and the Free Democratic Party — agreed to form a coalition government last month, following two months of negotiations.

Scholz previously served as Germany's finance minister and vice chancellor, and was the deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party.

Merkel had been Germany's leader since 2005. In her role, she became known as Europe's de facto leader and the world's most powerful woman.

She stepped down as leader of her Christian Democratic Union in 2018 after 18 years as its leader, but stayed in her role as Germany's chancellor until her term ended in 2021.

Credit Yahoo! news



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  1. Unknown8 December 2021 at 08:20

    She was a great leader, a team player infact a woman equal to men in all ramifications. May God raise for us a leader like Angel capable of uniting the cultural and religion diversity for the growth and development of the Country.

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