German parliament elects Olaf Scholz as chancellor

German parliament elects Olaf Scholz as chancellor
AFP
Wednesday 8 December 2021 - 13:01

The German lower house of parliament elected Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as German chancellor Wednesday to succeed Angela Merkel after 16 years in power.

Scholz, who won the secret ballot with 395 out of 707 votes, will lead Germany’s first federal “traffic light” coalition, made up of the SPD, the ecologist Greens, and the liberal Free Democrats, and named for the parties’ colors.

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