LIBREVILLE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema appointed a new 30-member government on Monday, headed by Alexandre Barro Chambrier, vice-president of the government.

The Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, is scheduled to elect Friedrich Merz, leader of the CDU, as chancellor on Tuesday. Once Merz is elected, his government will take office, ending the ...