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"Merkel sort of created the role after a few years as chancellor, and nobody could have predicted that would happen at the start. It may be that were back in that situation at this moment."
During Merkel's 16-year tenure as chancellor, Germany and the EU have forged constructive partnerships with China, thanks largely to the chancellor's crucial role.
BERLIN—Social Democrat Olaf Scholz became Germany's chancellor on Wednesday, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel ...
Olaf Scholz has been appointed as Germany's new Chancellor on Wednesday, bringing an end to Angela Merkel's 16 years of leadership.
BERLIN: German lawmakers elected Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as chancellor on Wednesday, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel and paving the way for a pro-European government that has promised to boost green investment.Scholz, 63, who over the past four years served as vice chancellor and finance minister in coalition with Merkel, got a...