Three Parties Sign Coalition Agreement, New Government To Take Office Tomorrow

BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: Olaf Scholz (L) of the German Social Democrats (SPD), Robert Habeck (2R), co-leader of the German Greens Party, and Christian Lindner (C), leader of the German Free Democrats, as well as other leading members of the three parties, hold up the coalition agreement between the three parties after they all signed it on December 7, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. The signing paves the way for the three parties to take office tomorrow with Olaf Scholz as new chancellor and a cabinet comprised of ministers from the three parties. They will officially succeed the outgoing government of former chancellor Angela Merkel. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)