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TOPSHOT - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from German Finance Minister, Vice-Chancellor and the Social Democrats (SPD) candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz prior to the cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on November 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. (Photo by Markus Schreiber / POOL / AFP) (KEYSTONE/POOL/MARKUS SCHREIBER)