AdvertisementAnalysisWhat you need to know about Germany's new chancellor and coalition governmentUpdated December 08, 2021Rob SchmitzfacebookEmailMembers of three German parties at the signing of a coalition agreement are (from left) Social Democrats Norbert Walter-Borjan, Saskia Esken and new Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Free Democrat Christian Lindner, and the Green party's Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday in Berlin. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on December 08, 2021.