Scholz to take charge of Germany as Merkel era ends
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GERMANY'S Parliament will officially elect Olaf Scholz on Wednesday (Dec 8) as the country's next chancellor, bringing the curtain down on Angela Merkel's 16-year reign and ushering in a new political era with the centre-left in charge.
Scholz led his Social Democrats to victory against Merkel's conservative CDU-CSU bloc in an epochal election in September, as the veteran chancellor prepared to leave politics after 4 consecutive terms in office.
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