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FILE - Designated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz smiles during a news conference after the signing of the coalition agreement with two other parties for new German government in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. The vice chancellor and finance minister in Merkel's government, Scholz rises to the top after propelling his center-left Social Democrats to an election win that appeared unlikely only months ago. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)