...chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom. Now they make faces at her for inundating the country with Moslem colonists...
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Germany’s environmentalist Greens said their rank-and-file members approved the agreement reached last month, with 86% voting for it in a ballot. The other two parties — Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats and the pro-business Free Democrats — overwhelmingly approved the agreement at weekend conventions.
"We are going into a strong new government, with a very strong and diverse Cabinet, with a strong tailwind from the ballot," said Green co-leader Annalena Baerbock, who is set to become Germany’s first female foreign minister.
The coalition aims to modernize Europe’s biggest economy, step up efforts against climate change and introduce more liberal social policies.
Scholz is due to be elected as chancellor in parliament on Wednesday, ending the center-right Merkel’s 16-year tenure. He will need the support of at least 369 politicians in the 736-seat lower house to take the top job. The three coalition partners have 416 seats between them, so he should be assured of a comfortable majority.