German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reviews an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony for Sweden's Prime Minister at the Chancellery in Berlin on March 28. John MacDougall—AFP/Getty Iamges ...

Germany’s Parliament elected Olaf Scholz as the country’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous country.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz adjusts his black eye patch during the first day of the budget 2024 debate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023.

Few in Germany remember that Olaf Scholz promised dynamic political leadership when he became chancellor in December 2021. It was only on Wednesday evening, three luckless years later, that Scholz ...

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections in February.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with a black eye patch at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 4, 2023. (Steffen Kugler/Bundesregierung via AP) ...

From a broad policy point of view the focus is now intensely on Scholz, who is becoming a lame duck. There are several possible faultlines (given the next election is beyond August 2025).

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections in February.

On 24 November, Olaf Scholz, of Germany's Social Democratic Party announced a deal to govern together with the pro-free market FDP and the Greens. He takes over from Angela Merkel when he is sworn ...

OLAF SCHOLZ: I think you should understand that there is a difference if a country like the United States spends that much for defense, which is a very big (long pause) investment, and you have a ...

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz was on Wednesday sworn in as Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel and paving the way for a pro ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Two days after taking office, Scholz visits the French ...