Olaf Scholz, Germany

Germany’s Social Democrats Ditch Scholz After Historic Defeat
Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to quickly revamp leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party slumped to its worst election result since World War II.
Days numbered for German Chancellor Scholz after historic defeat
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to enter the history books as the country's shortest-serving centre-left head of government, after Sunday's general election delivered a historic defeat to his Social Democrats.
Outgoing German chancellor Scholz decries far-right AfD's historic gains in Sunday's election
Outgoing German chancellor Scholz decries far-right AfD's historic gains in Sunday's election.
Scholz Loses German Election; Record Gains For AfD, Conservative CDU Set For Victory - Exit Polls
Germany’s national election results show Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc winning with 29% of the vote and 211 seats, while the far-right AfD achieves its strongest postwar result with 142 seats. Scholz’s SPD falls to third place with its worst postwar performance.
Germany's Scholz accepts 'election defeat' as his SPD plunges to 16%
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has admitted his Social Democratic Party (SPD) has suffered a "bitter election result," after preliminary figures showed the party plunging to its worst performance in the country's post-war history.
Germany's SPD requires a reshuffle, party leader says after election
Lars Klingbeil, the party leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), has announced an overhaul of his party following its defeat in Sunday's federal election. "This result will require upheavals within the SPD,
Germany's snap elections: CDU leads, far-right AfD set for record gains
Millions of Germans have been voting in the snap elections called after the previous left-wing coalition collapsed amid in-fighting. The conservative CDU are strong favourites. But the election could bring record results for the far right AfD,
Scholz acknowledges defeat, will remain in office until new coalition
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday evening that he would remain in office until the next coalition government is ...
Torn apart: Scholz's failures brought an end not only to his reign, but also to the Merkel era
One of the keys to Olaf Scholz's election victory in 2021 was that he was similar to his predecessor Angela Merkel. Having ...
On the Ropes, Olaf Scholz Keeps Punching
The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he ...
German Election Live Updates: CDU's Friedrich Merz claims victory, Scholz concedes defeat
This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...
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Scholz says Germans will decide their democracy for themselves, hitting back at Vance
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected “outside” interference in German elections, insisting that they would decide their ...
Scholz defends Ukraine as not to blame for war, underlines EU membership offer
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the importance of keeping the path open for Ukraine to join the European Union and ...
Scholz promised stability, but Germany got chaos instead
The deeper rot in German governance will require more fundamental reforms than any coalition is likely to deliver.
Germany’s Social Democrats ditch Olaf Scholz after historic defeat
Despite falling more than 9 percentage points to 16.3% in Sunday’s election, the SPD will probably be tapped by-election ...
Olaf Scholz ‘failed miserably’ in leading Germany
Curtin University Professor of Global Futures Joe Siracusa says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has “failed miserably” to ...