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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
Olaf Scholz arrives at the German Chancellory for the handover of office ceremony between himself and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm. Scholz was officially named the country's ninth post-war leader by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who urged him to "ensure that the pandemic does not keep us firmly in its grip for another year" as a fourth wave of the coronavirus outbreak rages. The former finance minister, who won 395 of the 707 votes cast in the Bundestag lower house, has vowed broad "continuity" with the popular Merkel while making Germany greener and fairer. IMAGES
During the second day of the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, the leaders of the G7 countries sing happy birthday to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who turns 66 today. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his votes for the EU parliament election and for a local election in Potsdam, Germany. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, who on Saturday said he was suffering from bronchitis. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin. IMAGES
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