Editing Oath of office (section)

==Germany==
The oath of office of the [[President of Germany|Federal President]], [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)|Federal Chancellor]], and other [[Cabinet of Germany|federal ministers]] in Germany is as follows:
{{blockquote|Ich schwöre, daß ich meine Kraft dem Wohle des deutschen Volkes widmen, seinen Nutzen mehren, Schaden von ihm wenden, das Grundgesetz und die Gesetze des Bundes wahren und verteidigen, meine Pflichten gewissenhaft erfüllen und Gerechtigkeit gegen jedermann üben werde. So wahr mir Gott helfe.}}
{{blockquote|I swear that I will dedicate my efforts to the well-being of the German people, promote their welfare, protect them from harm, uphold and defend the Basic Law and the laws of the Federation, perform my duties conscientiously, and do justice to all. So help me God.<ref name="grundgesetz56">''Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland'', Art. 56</ref>}}

The religious affirmation may be omitted.<ref name="grundgesetz56" /> The first chancellor to do this was [[Gerhard Schröder]] in 1998, the second was [[Olaf Scholz]] in 2021.

Each of the 16 [[States of Germany|Länder]] (states) has its own oath of office for the [[Minister President]]s and other ministers, also for the Länder employees.

The oath for soldiers in Germany reads as follows:

{{blockquote|I swear to serve loyally the Federal Republic of Germany and to defend bravely the right and the freedom of the German people. So help me God.<ref>''The Triumph of Propaganda: Film and National Socialism, 1933-1945, Volume 1'' {{ISBN|1-571-81066-8}} p. 13</ref>}}

Conscripts say "vow" instead of "swear", and the religious affirmation is not added for conscripts since the vow is not an actual oath.



The oath for federal ''[[Beamter|Beamte]]'':<blockquote>I swear to protect the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany and all valid laws within the Federal Republic and to fulfill my duties of the office faithfully, so help me God.<ref>{{Cite web |title=§ 64 BBG - Einzelnorm |url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbg_2009/__64.html |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.gesetze-im-internet.de}}</ref></blockquote>The oath for federal judges according to § 38 DRiG is as follows: (State (Länder) judges may have to add a commitment to the state constitution (Landesverfassung) to their oath)<ref name=":2" /><blockquote>I swear to exercise judicial office in conformity with the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany and with the law, to adjudicate to the best of my knowledge and belief, without distinction of person, and to serve the cause of truth and justice alone – so help me God.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=German Judiciary Act (Deutsches Richtergesetz – DRiG) |url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_drig/englisch_drig.html#p0210 |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.gesetze-im-internet.de}}</ref></blockquote>