After 16 years of Angela Merkel's rule, the government of the Federal Republic of Germany is headed by Olaf Scholz. He came to power at the head of the "Traffic Light" coalition after a month and a half of consultations with partners
Olaf Scholz has become the new Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was elected to the post during a meeting of the German parliament, the Bundestag, Reuters reported.
Scholz succeeded Angela Merkel, who was Chancellor of Germany for the last 16 years.
At the elections held in Germany on 26 September, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, which for many years was headed by Angela Merkel, showed the worst result in history, gaining 24.1% of the vote. The SPD Social Democrats, led by Scholz, came first with 25.7 per cent. The Greens came third with 14.8 per cent, followed by the Free Democrats with 11.5 per cent, the Alternative for Germany (AdG) with 10.3 per cent and the Left with 4.9 per cent.