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German leader set to ask for Dec. 16 confidence vote, paving way for election as early as February Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for a plenary session during an EU Summit at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.
BERLIN — The leaders of Germany’s major parties have agreed to hold a federal election on Sunday Feb. 23, 2025 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s troubled three-party coalition last week. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now expected to hold a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for the February election.
Germany's governing coalition had long been characterized by perpetual bickering and very little progress. Ultimately, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Christian Lindner found it ...
Olaf Scholz (German: [ˈoːlaf ˈʃɔlts] ⓘ; born 14 June 1958) is a German politician who has been the ninth chancellor of Germany since 8 December 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as vice chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021.
Olaf Scholz, German politician who became chancellor of Germany in 2021. A longtime member of Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), Scholz served as finance minister and vice chancellor (2018–21) in the ‘grand coalition’ government of Angela Merkel before succeeding her as chancellor.
Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany's new chancellor, formally taking power after Angela Merkel's historic 16 years as leader. He promised he would do all he could to work towards a...
BERLIN — Olaf Scholz became Germany's chancellor on Wednesday, marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16 years as the country's leader. Scholz's center-left Social Democratic Party, which won the...
Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new Chancellor on Wednesday, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s four terms at the helm of Europe’s largest economy.
BERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Social Democrat Olaf Scholz became Germany's chancellor on Wednesday, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel and launching his three-way coalition...
Olaf Scholz was once unflatteringly nicknamed "Scholzomat" (Scholzomaton) - but he has succeeded in putting his old robot-like, technocratic image behind him and secured an agreement to govern...