Es scheinen sich alle einig zu sein.

[details=“English Translation”]Everyone seems to agree.[/details] What is “es” doing here, assuming “einig” goes with “alle”?

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“Es” belongs to “scheinen” = it seems.
In contrast to English "scheinen is plural, because of “alle”.

A less elegant but more literal translation would be:
“It seems that all are in agreement”.

Compare:

“Es scheint heute keinen Regen zu geben.”
“Es scheinen heute viele Regenwolken zu kommen.”

But it is always “Es scheint/scheinen.”

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