According to Russian TV today, on the 26th local time, German President Steinmeier submitted a notice of ending term to Merkel at the Merkel government's resignation ceremony and praised her.

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According to Russian TV Today (RT), on the 26th local time, German President Steinmeier submitted a notice of ending term to Merkel at the resignation ceremony of the government of Merkel and praised her. Merkel officially stepped down as prime minister for nearly 16 years.

German president handed over the notice of term end to Merkel Source: Reuters

Report said that Merkel is the second longest-term prime minister in German history and will continue to exercise her duties as prime minister before the next prime minister is appointed. According to several German media estimates, negotiations from the coalition government are likely to last until December.

At the ceremony held at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Steinmeier praised Merkel, saying that Merkel's administration was "one of the greatest periods in modern German history", and said that thanks to Merkel, Europe did not have "division". The German president commented that Merkel's administration "defines Germany's image in the world and also defines the image of an entire generation of young Germans." However, he admitted that Merkel's tenure was full of crises and challenges.

Source: Visual China

Report pointed out that not all Germans believe that Merkel has met these challenges. Merkel's decision to allow more than one million immigrants and refugees in 2015 has attracted severe criticism, some even from her CDU party. Open policy has led to some conservative Germans who no longer have fantasies joining the right-wing German Choice Party (AfD), which has seen a sharp rise in approval ratings, while Merkel's CDU/CSU Coalition Party has continued to decline since then.

German Chancellor Merkel Data Picture Source: Visual China

The strict lockdown and other epidemic-related policies implemented by the Merkel government since April 2020 have not been welcomed by some public. All these factors combined have led to a historic setback from Merkel's CDU/CSU in the Bundestag election on September 26. The rival Social Democratic Party (SPD) won 25.7% of the vote, becoming the largest party in the Bundestag. Merkel's coalition party won 24.1%, the Green Party won 14.8%, the Liberal Democratic Party ( Liberal Democratic Party ) won 11.5%, the German Select Party won 10.3%, and the Left Party won 4.9%. Armin Laschet, who was elected as his successor by Merkel, admitted that the CDU “needs innovation in all areas” and added that he would resign as chairman of the party. (Editor: HHJ)

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