Wolfgang Schäuble is expected to become the new president of the
Bundestag. He is the parliament's longest-serving member and has led
three ministries in a political career that began in 1972.
Insiders from Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian allies in the Christian Social Union (CSU) told reporters from the German press agency and the mass-circulation daily Bild that Schäuble would likely be formally nominated on October 17.
In a statement released Wednesday, Volker Kauder, the CDU's parliamentary leader, said the finance minister had indicated a willingness to make the move. "We are pleased that Wolfgang Schäuble has agreed to become a candidate for this position," he said.
Read more: CDU Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble to become Bundestag president | News | DW | 27.09.2017
Insiders from Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian allies in the Christian Social Union (CSU) told reporters from the German press agency and the mass-circulation daily Bild that Schäuble would likely be formally nominated on October 17.
In a statement released Wednesday, Volker Kauder, the CDU's parliamentary leader, said the finance minister had indicated a willingness to make the move. "We are pleased that Wolfgang Schäuble has agreed to become a candidate for this position," he said.
Read more: CDU Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble to become Bundestag president | News | DW | 27.09.2017
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