Angela Merkel to bring likely successor Olaf Scholz to G20 meetings
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from on (#5R9R0)
Historic' gesture for bilateral talks on summit fringe is intended to emphasise continuity
Angela Merkel will bring her likely successor as German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, along to bilateral meetings on the fringe of this weekend's G20 summit, in a historic" gesture to emphasise continuity between the outgoing and incoming governments.
Social Democrat Scholz, who is conducting coalition talks to form a power-sharing deal with the German Greens and the Free Democratic party (FDP), is expected to attend bilateral meetings with the US president, Joe Biden, and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoan, as well as the heads of state or government of Argentina, Singapore, India and South Korea.
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