Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting wants to form pragmatic government
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GERMANY'S Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, the man widely expected to take over from Angela Merkel as the country's next Chancellor, will have to deal with a host of economic and geopolitical challenges when he assumes the top job.
The 63-year-old, who is also the vice-chancellor, is poised to form a new government after leading the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to a slim victory in the parliamentary elections last Sunday.
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