On Tuesday (March 25, 2025) the new Bundestag in Berlin elected Julia Klöckner as its new president. A senior politician of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Klöckner is considered a confidante of party leader and likely new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. When he announced Klöckner's nomination, Merz said: "Parliament is the heart of our democracy, and the president's job will be to protect this heart." Klöckner is only the fourth woman to hold the office since 1949.

"I have firmly resolved to always fulfill my tasks impartially, calmly and undauntedly, stay clear on the matter, while connecting with others," Klöckner said in her acceptance speech.

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The 52-year-old Klöckner is known as a feisty conservative who likes to get involved in a wide range of public debates. In January of this year, before the national election, she caused a........

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