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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, receives a bouquet from Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf, Scholz, right, prior to the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. Merkel was given flowers as this was probably her last cabinet session as German Chancellor as negotiations are going on to form a new government after elections were held in September. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)