# Scholz and the Traffic Light (2021)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/2021-scholz-and-the-traffic-light
Location: Berlin
Categories: ruler-change

On 8 December 2021 Olaf Scholz became chancellor of an SPD-Greens-FDP coalition. It was the first federal three-party coalition in decades. Merkel retired.

## Why it matters
It ended the Merkel era.

Ruler at the time: [Olaf Scholz](https://germany-history.com/rulers/olaf-scholz)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Olaf Scholz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Scholz)
- [Wikipedia – Scholz cabinet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholz_cabinet)