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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the German Chancellory after formally handing over power to her successor Olaf Scholz. Merkel, wearing a corona mask, sits in the back of a car as chancellery employees applaud her after four consecutive terms, 16 years, in office. IMAGES
In Berlin, Angela Merkel receives flowers from Germany's new Chancellor Olaf Scholz as she leaves the political stage after 16 years. Often described as austere and even robotic, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz nonetheless managed to inspire German voters in this year's election with a campaign that played on his reputation as a safe pair of hands. IMAGES
Leaders of Germany's SPD (Social Democrats), FDP (Free Democrats) and die Grüne parties (the Greens) sign a coalition deal that places Olaf Scholz as the new chancellor of Germany, bringing the curtain down on Angela Merkel's 16-year reign and ushering in a new political era with the centre-left in charge. IMAGES of the coalition being signed by all parties
Supporters of the German CDU party cheer during an election event at the announcement that Angela Merkel's conservatives scored a convincing win at state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. Exit polls show the CDU under new party chief Armin Laschet won between 35 and 36 percent of the vote, with the anti-immigration party on between 22.5 and 23.5 percent. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chair a Franco-German Council of Ministers at the Haute-Garonne prefecture on the eve of a crucial European summit. IMAGES
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