(MENAFN) On Wednesday Olaf Scholz was officially elected as Chancellor of Germany, marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16-year ruling period on top of Europe's largest economy.
Ms Merkel received a round of applause by MPs while sitting in the public gallery in parliament ahead of their voting to approve Mr Scholz's appointment, which removes the last obstacle for his three-party coalition.
Mr Scholz, 63, won the election vote by 395 to 303, gaining the necessary majority in the 736-seat parliament.
He takes charge with a duty to modernize Germany but deals with the instant difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian military build-up on the east side of Ukraine’s border.
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