Berlin (dpa-AfX)-Exactly half a year after the breakdown of the traffic light coalition, the formation of a new federal government by the CDU, CSU and SPD is to be completed on Tuesday. CDU boss Friedrich Merz faces election in the morning in the Bundestag for the office of Chancellor. Although the cushion of the black and red coalition for the necessary “chancellor majority” of 316 votes with twelve votes is quite thin, the choice is considered pretty safe.
If it does not work in the first attempt, further electoral courses would be possible. If everything runs as planned, Merz and his 17 Federal Minister are appointed by Federal President Frank -Walter Steinmeier by the afternoon and sworn in in the Bundestag.
The fifth black and red coalition in the history of the Federal Republic then goes to work. The outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to hand over the official business to Merz in the afternoon. On Wednesday, Merz wants to go to Paris and Warsaw on his first entrance trips ./Mfi/dp/jha