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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 12: German President-elect Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) receives applause from outgoing President Joachim Gauck (L) and Chancellor Angela Merkel following Steinmeier's election as new German president by the Federal Assembly at the Reichstag on February 12, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier, a German Social Democrat (SPD), is Germany's former foreign minister and is likely to win. He will succeed outging German president Joachim Gauck. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 12:  German President-elect Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) receives applause from outgoing President Joachim Gauck (L) and Chancellor Angela Merkel following Steinmeier's election as new German president by the Federal Assembly at the Reichstag on February 12, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Steinmeier, a German Social Democrat (SPD), is Germany's former foreign minister and is likely to win. He will succeed outging German president Joachim Gauck.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)