Explainer-What has to happen before Germany's new chancellor takes power?

FILE PHOTO: Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a statement after a final round of coalition talks to form a new government, in Berlin, Germany, November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Three parties in Germany have struck a deal to form a new coalition government that will see Social Democrat Olaf Scholz replace conservative Angela Merkel as chancellor.

However, it will still take some time for a handover of power. Below is an overview of what happens next: