A coalition deal has been announced in Germany after almost two months of talks following the country’s federal election in September. Olaf Scholz, the center-left Social Democratic Party’s candidate, is set to be Germany’s next chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel who has led Germany for 16 years. Christian Lindner, the head of the pro-business Free Democratic Party, is set to be the next finance minister, according to the deal which was announced Wednesday afternoon. The Green Party’s co-leaders, Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck, are poised to take on the roles of foreign minister and economy and climate ... (full story)