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TOPSHOT - Members of the new cabinet (L-R) German Chief of Staff Helge Braun, German Development Minister Gerd Mueller, Germany Minister for Education and Research Anja Karliczek, German Health Minister Jens Spahn, German Justice Minister Katarina Barley, German minister for Food and Agriculture Julia Kloeckner, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier, German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil, German Family Minister Franziska Giffey, German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer and German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze stand with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (8thR) during an appointment ceremony on March 14, 2018 at Bellevue Palace in Berlin. Angela Merkel, head of the Christian Democratic Party CDU starts her fourth term as German chancellor, capping months of political uncertainty as she bartered with her rivals of the SPD to help govern Europe's top economy in a "grand coalition". (Photo by Stefanie Loos / AFP) (Photo by STEFANIE LOOS/AFP via Getty Images)