A file photo from April 30, 2014, shows then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel attending the parliamentary election campaign program for Hesse State, at the Frankfurt's Kap European Congress Center in Frankfurt, Germany. Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu hide caption
Olaf Scholz, leader of the center-left Social Democrats and Germany's finance minister, arrives for the presentation of the coalition agreement, in Berlin, on Wednesday. The deal paves the way for Scholz to replace longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel in the coming weeks. Michael Kappeler/AP hide caption
People queue in front of a polling station in the Moabit district of Berlin, Germany. German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest economy. Michael Probst/AP hide caption
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departing Rovaniemi, Finland, following the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council. He flew to Baghdad for an unscheduled visit. Mandel Ngan/AP hide caption
The MV Lifeline, a vessel for the German charity Mission Lifeline, arrives with 234 migrants onboard in the harbour of Valletta, Malta, on Wednesday. Matthew Mirabelli/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
German Chancellor and leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel, stands with leading members of her party, as she speaks to the media after preliminary coalition talks collapsed on Sunday. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
A police officer stands guard Wednesday near a Christmas market in Berlin where a truck plowed into a crowd Monday, killing 12 people. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Supporters of FC Bayern Munich celebrate the club's 25th Bundesliga title in Munich on May 24, 2015. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a session of the Bundestag Lower House of Parliament in Berlin Wednesday. Germany's top federal prosecutor told legislators today that he is opening a formal inquiry into allegations that the NSA tapped her phone. John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Victoria Nuland, the U.S. assistant secretary of state, lights a candle in St. Michael Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, on Thursday. Her comments during a leaked phone call have sparked a diplomatic row. AP hide caption
German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the recording of her annual New Year's speech at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 30. David Gannon/AP hide caption
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption
President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel during the official arrival ceremony for the German leader at the White House this morning (June 7, 2011). Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption