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<p>received their discharge papers from the Federal President <a href="page.php?w=Frank-Walter_Steinmeier">Frank-Walter Steinmeier</a> on the same day. In accordance with Article 69 of the <a href="page.php?w=Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany">German Constitution</a> and at the request of the <a href="page.php?w=President_of_Germany">President of Germany</a>, the cabinet remained in office as the <a href="page.php?w=caretaker_government">caretaker government</a> until a new government is formed.</p>

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