Christian Lindner , former Federal Minister of Finance, Marco Buschmann, former Federal Minister of Justice, Bettina Stark-Watzinger former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Volker Wissing, Federal Minister of Digital Affairs and Transport and Joerg Kukies (SPD), new Federal Minister of Finance, from left, stand together, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, looks on in the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov.7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)