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Good morning, loved: It is 8.21 a.m., rather less than an hour till the start of a historic Bundestag session-the Chancellor’s election-the SPD parliamentary group has come collectively to type the so-called depend enchantment.

It is counted once more: Are all MPs current, are the votes of the Social Democrats for Friedrich Merz’s selection? We keep in mind: The “Chancellor majority” of black and pink is just twelve votes. Every sick depart and even “no” voice turns into a threat.

Lars Klingbeil was satisfied on Monday night that the SPD MPs are behind Merz. Shortly afterwards he was Fast Chancellor Merz for a 30-minute go to to the SPD parliamentary group assembly – formally introduce you to an excellent cooperation. There are additionally two important inquiries (such because the Union’s NGO request). Merz took a seat subsequent to Klingbeil, his designated Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance. The outgoing SPD ministers had been adopted with bouquets of flowerstogether with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

By the way in which: Merz saved it like Merkel. The former chancellor additionally visited the SPD parliamentary group in 2005, on the eve of her chancellor’s election. On the day of the election, Merkel was elected within the first poll.

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