Liveblog
The two-kilometer stretch between the Reichstag building and Bellevue Palace will be used a lot today. Because there are the central scenes of the change of government in Berlin. Of the stern reports live from the day of the Federal Chancellor election.
Around ten weeks after the federal election in September, the SPD, Greens and FDP take over government. First of all, the previous Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) is to be elected as the new Federal Chancellor in Parliament. Then the ministers of the traffic light coalition are sworn in. An eventful day that we have here for you at stern-Follow live blog.
The day of the change of government in the live blog
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10:22
Incidentally, Olaf Scholz did not get upto accept the election. He said his “yes” without the aid of a microphone, but clearly audible.
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10:21
Bärbel immediately spoke to Bas Scholz with “Mr. Federal Chancellor” …
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10:20
The “MP Scholz” accepts the election with a simple “Yes”.
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10:20
303 MPs have decided against Scholz. Bärbel Bas officially confirms the election of Olaf Scholz as the ninth Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic.
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10:20
Bas announces the result: Votes cast: 707, invalid: 3, yes votes: 395 – It doesn’t get any further at first. Applause breaks out and parts of the plenary give Olaf Scholz a standing ovation.
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10:17
The MPs take their seats again, Bärbel Bas opens the session again. In view of this “special day”, she allows all MPs to take photographs as an exception. “But please be discreet”.
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10:13
Before the election results are announced soon: The three parties of the future traffic light government coalition have a total of 416 votes.
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10:13
Pass the waiting time with selfies, we guessed it: the Green politicians Lisa Paus and Ricarda Lang: https://twitter.com/lisapaus/status/1468508191705255956
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10:09
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10:08
Olaf Scholz never gets a vote: although it is a secret election, the left-wing parliamentary group leader reveals Diemtar Bartsch on request from ntv: “No, of course I won’t vote for Olaf Scholz!”
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10:06
Olaf Scholz needs the so-called Chancellor majorityto be chosen. The term means the absolute majority of all current members of the German Bundestag; so not just those present. This would only be different in a third ballot. Today, however, it is practically impossible that this will happen.
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09:59
The counting of the votes should be finished in about fifteen minutesit is now called. Despite all the voting relationships: The tension should also gradually increase with Olaf Scholz.
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09:47
Bas pauses to count the votes. It should take about 30 minutes. During this time, the MPs are also allowed to take photos, as the President of the Bundestag specially announced. Let’s see what’s coming up on Twitter right now …
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09:44
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09:41
The call for Members to vote has now been completed. The President of the Bundestag Bas casts her vote in accordance with the rules.
Source From: Stern
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