That works with the exclude-result-prefixes avoiding the namespace, thanks,  but now I face following:
Originally I wanted o use the name of the root or the next child to loop over in a for-each as bellow

<xsl:for-each select="/node()[1]/name()">
/* or this notation <xsl:for-each select="/*[1]/local-name()"/>*/

which does not work. I get no elments from the xml tree because the xpath does not works . I cant work with the XML for example say:
     <xsl:variable name="Root">

<xsl:value-of select="/*[1]/local-name()"/>

         </xsl:variable>
<xsl:for-each select="$Root">

<Version> <xsl:value-of select="ChildElment1/ChildElement2/getVersion"></Version>
</xsl:for-each>
The output is:
<Version/>

but following works
<xsl:for-each select="RootElement">
<Version><xsl:value-of select="ChildElement1/ChildElement2/getVersion"></Version>
</xsl:for-each>
Output:
<Version>1.26</Version>

brg

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