Ilie Bolojan congratulates Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz: “I look forward to strengthening cooperation”
Interim President Ilie Bolojan also congratulated on Tuesday, by a public message, on Friedrich Merz for his choice as a federal chancellor of Germany.
Ilie Bolojan congratulates Germany's new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz Photo: precidency.ro
The interim president of Romania, Ilie Bolojan, sent a congratulatory message to Friedrich Merz, recently elected Federal Chancellor of Germany. The message was published on the X platform (former Twitter).
“Romania and Germany are close partners and I look forward to strengthening cooperation. In the complex security environment today, we must strengthen the collective defense and stimulate the global competitiveness of the EU ”said Bolojan.
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU), was chosen with a chancellor by the Bundestag (German Parliament), on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after an initially embarrassing failure that threw Berlin into political turbulence.
Two voting tours were needed, and in two rounds, Merz managed to get 325 votes, with seven more than the 318 threshold for a government to be passed. His choice comes in a very important moment for Germany, and the beginning of the mandate is already marked by challenges.
