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Designated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, bottom left, designated Finance Minister Christian Lindner, top, and designated Minister for Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, bottom right, talk together prior to a news conference, following the signing of the coalition agreement for new German government in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. A coalition of the Social Democratic Party, SPD, the Free Democratic Party, FDP, and the Green party will elect Olaf Scholz as new German Chancellor on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)