On the evening of May 6th, Deutsche Welle reported: "In today's Chancellor election at the German Bundestag, the incoming Chancellor Scholz was elected by a majority in the second round of voting."
In the first round of voting on Tuesday morning, an unexpected event occurred: Scholz received 310 votes of confidence, six short of the required 316 votes.
The situation where the incoming chancellor failed to be elected in parliamentary voting is unprecedented in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In the afternoon's second round of voting, Scholz received 325 votes of confidence and was elected. Thus, Germany's new chancellor was finally selected on the scheduled date, and the cabinet was able to assume office as planned, rather than being delayed for several days, which might affect government operations and diplomatic schedules. Scholz will visit France as scheduled on Wednesday to meet with French President Macron."
A few comments: The twists and turns of this election to some extent reflect the分化and power struggles within Germany's domestic political forces. This may affect the stability of the future ruling coalition, and the government may face more resistance and challenges when promoting policies. The uncertainty of the election results once caused fluctuations in financial markets, such as the DAX 30 index of the German stock market falling sharply. However, with Scholz's final election, the panic in the market was alleviated. How Scholz's government will formulate economic policies, promote German economic growth, address inflation issues, and so on, will have important impacts on Germany and even Europe's economy. After Scholz's election, he will visit France to meet with Macron as scheduled, which will help maintain Germany's important diplomatic relations with France and continue to advance the process of European integration. However, in international affairs, Germany's stance on issues such as responding to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its relations with the United States will also attract attention due to the formation of the new government, and its foreign policy direction may face certain adjustments.
Scholz advocates tough measures against Russia. Before his election, he stated that Germany plans to provide Ukraine with "Taurex" cruise missiles. Scholz has a certain critical attitude towards the United States. He criticized the U.S. government for showing indifference to the fate of Europe and advocated breaking free from Europe's dependence on the United States.
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