(7 May 2025)
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Berlin – 6 May 2025
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1. Wide of German parliament
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Friedrich Merz, incoming German Chancellor: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"I swear that I will devote my power to serve the benefit of the German people, increase its interests, protect it from harm, keep and defend the constitution and the laws of the country, fulfil my duties with diligence and uphold justice for all."
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Berlin – 6 May 2025
3. Various of Friedrich Merz, incoming German chancellor, receiving the certificate of appointment from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace
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Berlin – 6 May 2025
4. People taking photographs
5. Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz and Merz shaking hands
6. SOUNDBITE (German) Friedrich Merz, German chancellor: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT AND IS OVERLAID BY SHOT7++
"Today I have the honor of assuming the office of Federal Chancellor in this House. First of all, I am grateful for the support of the voters and also for the trust of the members of the German Bundestag that I have received today in the second round of voting. I am very aware of the responsibility that this office entails. I accept this responsibility with humility, but also with determination and confidence, ladies and gentlemen.”
7. Scholz and Merz with flowers
8. Merz and ministers taking their seats for meeting
9. Wide of table, ministers posing for photos
STORYLINE:
Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel.
The former opposition leader of the center-right Union bloc was elected on Tuesday as the country’s new leader, but only after he failed to win the first round of voting.
It’s been a late rise to the top for Merz, 69, who has been in politics for decades but saw his ascent to the top derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and he even turned his back on active politics for several years.
Despite his political experience, he is heading to the chancellery without previously having served in government.
AP video by Christopher Stern
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