Dusseldorf As in 2020, the fight against the coronavirus shaped this year again worldwide. There were enough outstanding events.
The USA, for example, has a new president in the form of the Democrat Joe Biden. Predecessor Donald Trump was voted out. However, his supporters previously caused a historic escalation in Washington.
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In Germany, the era of Chancellor Angela Merkel has come to an end. A traffic light coalition under the Social Democrat Olaf Scholz will rule at least for the next four years – the first ever three-party government alliance in the history of the Federal Republic.
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The most important moments in the short run:
Storm on the Capitol
In early January, incited supporters of US President Donald Trump broke into the building of Congress.
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New start in the US
On January 20, Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President were sworn in outside the west wing of the Capitol.