Merz takes over from Scholz: This is how things continue after the election

A new ministry and the desire to bring the country forward again. Friedrich Merz and his ministers want to "take over responsibility for Germany." This is the new government.

The new cabinet stands. Merz wants to govern with clear line. The government forms between tradition and reform pressure.

In the first ballot of the chancellor it looked bad for Merz. Under his government these ministers are finally among the great winners.

The fact that the CSU-led research ministry will be responsible for the game policy in the future was already known – now Merz is making it official. The first meeting of the newly sworn federal government at the cabinet table in the chancellor's office under the direction of Friedrich Merz (CDU) started yesterday evening with a delay due to the vote. One of the first decisions after a change of government traditionally belongs to the so-called …

On late Tuesday evening, the cabinet met for the first time in the Chancellery – and made a first decision. The news on the blog.

After the new Chancellor's oath of office, the new Federal Cabinet was also sworn in. The news in the blog.