The German parliament, the Bundestag met yesterday and elected a new Ceann Comhairle or Bundestagspräsidentin.
The parliament elected SPD member Bärbel Bas as its new president or speaker. She is the third woman to hold the position.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier formally dismissed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her cabinet, but they will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new chancellor is elected and a government is in place.
This, the 20th Bundestag is the largest ever, with 736 members. It is the first time in its history that a black woman is a member. Awet Tesfaiesus is a member of the Green Party.
Below is the link to Bärbel Bas’s first speech as President of the German Parliament.
A fine parliamentarian speech.
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