Germany's SPD party leadership meeting in Berlin
Germany's Finance Minister, Vice-Chancellor and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts as he is applauded by Labour Minister and SPD Deputy Chairman Hubertus Heil, SPD co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans and SPD co-leader Saskia Esken ahead of a party leadership meeting one day after the German general election, at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany, September 27, 2021. Odd Andersen/Pool via REUTERS