Eleventh conference of the ninth Volkskammer, November 13, 1989

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November 13 1989
Duration: 109:45 min.
Broadcaster: Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) - DRA

License: Not Creative Commons

“Live broadcast from the eleventh conference of the Volkskammer (People’s Chamber) with the announcement by Hans Jendretzky of the resignations of the Volkskammer President Horst Sindermann, Vice President Gerald Götting, and all board members of the Volkskammer. / Live broadcast from the eleventh conference of the Volkskammer with the first round of voting for the new president of the Volkskammer of the GDR. / Live broadcast from the eleventh conference of the Volkskammer runoff vote between Manfred Gerlach (Liberal-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands [LDPD; Liberal-Democratic Party of Germany) and Günther Maleuda (Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands [DBD; Democratic Farmers’ Party of Germany) for the presidency of the Volkskammer. Günther Maleuda is elected its new president. / Live broadcast from the eleventh conference of the Volkskammer with the election of the vice president and the members of the board of the Volkskammer of the GDR. Werner Jarowinsky is elected the new vice president of the Volkskammer. / Live broadcast from the eleventh conference of the Volkskammer with statement on the political situation in the GDR. The ministers and members of the Ministerrat (Council of Ministers) Willi Stoph, Ernst Höfner, Gerhard Schürer, and Erich Mielke respond to questions from members of the chamber and try to justify themselves. Quotations from Erich Mielke: ‘Please, that is not just a formal question.’ ‘But I do love everyone …’ Günther Maleuda reads a letter from the members of the Ministerrat with an announcement of the resignation of all members. Hans Modrow is elected the new chairman of the Ministerrat of the GDR.” (Source: DRA)