Signing Of The Coalition Agreement Between SPD, CDU And CSU

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 13: (l-r) Lars Klingbeil, Secretary General of the SPD party, Parliamentary group leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Andrea Nahles, the designated German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, designated German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, Volker Kauder, leader of the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction, Secretary General of the CSU Bavaria Alexander Dobrindt, Secretary General of the CDU Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and the designated German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer pose for a photo with the signed coalition agreement between Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), Christian Social Union of Germany (CSU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) on March 12, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. 5,5 month after the election and the failure of the negotiations between CDU, CSU, FDP and Alliance 90/The Greens the grand coalition between CDU, CSU and SPD continues after their negotiations and the votum of the SPD members in favour of the coalition agreement. (Photo by Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images)