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 — 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 ...

In between settling scores with his erstwhile finance minister during an occasionally hot-tempered speech in the Bundestag this week, Chancellor Olaf Scholz tried to take a conciliatory tone with ...

The German Bundestag is holding a vote of confidence for Chancellor Olaf Scholz today. After the collapse of the German "traffic light coalition" and Scholz governing with a minority coalition ...

Germany's early election is scheduled to take place on February 23. Olaf Scholz will remain chancellor until a new government is formed, a task that could take months. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.

Olaf Scholz said goodbye to his predecessor at the chancellery, thanking her for her commitment to the role Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany's new chancellor, formally taking power ...

For the first time, Germany has allowed envoys from the Taliban to enter the country to arrange deportation flights for ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2024, to hear whether the parliament will rescind its confidence vote.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote Monday in the country's Parliament, paving the way for a snap election in February next year. Confidence votes in Germany are relatively rare.

But Olaf Scholz, who took over as Germany's finance minister and vice chancellor in 2018, seemed to many in his party to be the only political heavyweight fit for the job.

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 new ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, paving the way for early elections in February. Mr Scholz leads a minority government after his unpopular and notoriously ...