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Olaf Scholz Sworn In as German Chancellor, Ending Angela Merkel Era

HeadlineDec 09, 2021

Longtime German Chancellor Angela Merkel officially handed over the reins to Olaf Scholz Wednesday. Scholz, of the center-left Social Democrats, formed a three-way coalition with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats after September’s election. Scholz vowed continuity with the popular leadership of Merkel.

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