Olaf Scholz voted in as Germany's new chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel after 16 years
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Olaf Scholz was voted in as Germany's new Chancellor on Wednesday, bringing to end Angela Merkel's four terms at the helm of Europe's largest economy.
Scholz, the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), won the secret vote in the Parliament as expected, a culmination of months of negotiations following the SPD's narrow victory in September's federal elections.
Following the ceremonial protocols, Scholz will go to see German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who nominated him as the new Chancellor, a role he will officially take up once he is sworn in at the Parliament later on Wednesday.
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