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The outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz, who will leave his place on Tuesday at Friedrich Merz, will remain the “Chancellor of the turning point” for the German army, whose modernization he launched, praised his Minister of Defense Monday evening during a military ceremony for his departure.
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05 May 2025 – 22:49
(Keystone-ATS) The social democratic leader “laid the cornerstone of a efficient Bundeswehr” with the special envelope of 100 billion euros unlocked after the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, praised Boris Pistorius, also from the ranks of the SPD.
After this electroshock, “Germany has consolidated and reinforced its role in Europe and in the Alliance (NATO) in a credible and sustainable manner. This progress also bears your signature, that of the Chancellor of the turning point, ”said Boris Pistorius, renewed in the new government which is to be appointed on Tuesday.
But a recently published report pointed out that the German army still lacked a “little of everything”, between shortage of “dilapidated” staff and barracks.
During a succinct speech, Olaf Scholz expressed his “gratitude” towards the soldiers of his country, “who take great risks”.
He spoke in the courtyard of the Ministry of Defense in Berlin during a “big torchlight retreat” in his honor, the highest protocol of the German army.
Friedrich Merz, who is to be elected Tuesday morning Chancellor by the deputies, was present.
“Serving this Germany as a Chancellor was and it remains the honor of my life,” also said Olaf Scholz, wishing his ex-rival “a lot of success” at the head of the government.
Like his predecessors, Mr. Scholz had the opportunity to order three songs, played by the Bundeswehr orchestra. He chose success of the Beatles- “in my life”- and of Aretha Franklin- “respect”- as well as a passage from a concert by Johann Sebastian Bach.
