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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in the movie theater at the Film Museum during his summer trip, in Potsdam, Germany. Friday Sept. 20, 2024. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in the movie theater at the Film Museum during his summer trip, in Potsdam, Germany. Friday Sept. 20, 2024. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)

Dietmar Woidke, right, Governor of the German state of Brandenburg and top candidate of the German Social Democratic party, and Lars Klingbeil, right, co-chairman of the German Social Democratic party (SPD), attend a joint press conference after the party's committee meetings in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 following the state election in the German state of Brandenburg. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Dietmar Woidke, right, Governor of the German state of Brandenburg and top candidate of the German Social Democratic party, and Lars Klingbeil, right, co-chairman of the German Social Democratic party (SPD), attend a joint press conference after the party's committee meetings in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 following the state election in the German state of Brandenburg. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the United Nations General Assembly during the Summit for the Future, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to the United Nations General Assembly during the Summit for the Future, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)