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Added on the 22/09/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives look set to suffer a second electoral blow in two weeks in a Berlin city vote, as a growing number of voters are expected to express their unease with her refugee-friendly policy. Ashraf Fahim reports.
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker arrives at Southward Crown Court in London as he is facing a prison sentence for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old was convicted at Southwark Crown Court earlier this month of four charges under the Insolvency Act. IMAGES
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the German Chancellory after formally handing over power to her successor Olaf Scholz. Merkel, wearing a corona mask, sits in the back of a car as chancellery employees applaud her after four consecutive terms, 16 years, in office. IMAGES
In Berlin, Angela Merkel receives flowers from Germany's new Chancellor Olaf Scholz as she leaves the political stage after 16 years. Often described as austere and even robotic, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz nonetheless managed to inspire German voters in this year's election with a campaign that played on his reputation as a safe pair of hands. IMAGES
Members of the German Bundestag give Chancellor Angela Merkel a long standing ovation as she is due to leave office and to be replaced by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. IMAGES