FILE PHOTO: Co-leader of the Social Democratic party (SPD) Lars Klingbeil looks on during a press conference with Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting and leader of the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) Friedrich Merz, Christian Social Union (CSU) leader and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder, after reaching an agreement on their coalition government in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo