Scholz is expected to become the next German Chancellor, the three parties will reach an agreement on the formation of a new government

　　China News Service, October 17 According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, the German Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party announced on the 15th local time that they had reached a preliminary agreement to form a new government.

This means that the current German Finance Minister Scholz is expected to succeed Merkel and become the next German Chancellor. The Coalition Party, which has been in power for four consecutive terms, will become an opposition party.

　　The Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party issued a statement saying that the three parties believe that a long-term and sustainable cabinet formation agreement can be reached.

Billboard on the streets of Berlin, Germany, Scholz.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei

　　The SPD candidate for Prime Minister Scholz said at a press conference held that day that he is confident that he can reach an agreement to form a new government before Christmas this year.

　　Merkel, who is currently visiting Brussels, emphasized that the new German government will be pro-European.

She said: "This is an important message for other EU member states."

　　On the 15th, the German Federal Election Commission announced the official results of the Bundestag election held last month. The Social Democratic Party received 25.7% of the votes and became the largest party in the Bundestag.

Data map: The outgoing German Chancellor Merkel.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei

　　The final vote count showed that Merkel’s coalition party got 24.1% of the vote, the Green Party got 14.8% of the vote, the Liberal Democratic Party got 11.5% of the vote, the German Alternative Party got 10.3% of the vote, and the Left Party got 4.9% of the vote.

The result is almost the same as the preliminary vote count.

　　According to German media reports, the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats compromised on climate goals, whether to increase taxes, foreign policy, and minimum wages, taking the first step towards reaching an agreement to form a cabinet.

　　A poll published by German TV Station 2 showed that 62% of the survey respondents supported the joint cabinet formation of the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democratic Party.