German Chancellor and candidate of th Social Democratic Party (SPD), Olaf Scholz, speaks on stage at the party's headquarters, the Willy Brandt House, after the forecast of the German federal election ...

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s Social Democrats are taking steps to revamp their leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party slumped to its worst election ...

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor. Merz requires an absolute majority of votes in the 630-seat Bundestag to ...

In Germany’s national election on Sunday, center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Olaf Scholz, the former chancellor of Germany. 1975 – Joins the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany as a student. 1982-1988 – Deputy chairman of the SPD youth ...