German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter election result” on Sunday. Exit polls showed his party finishing in third place, taking just 16 per cent of the votes, with its worst postwar result in a national parliamentary election.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday evening that he would remain in office until the next coalition government is formed, after initial election results showed his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) suffering a 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.

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s outgoing government will remain in office on a caretaker basis until the Bundestag elects the new chancellor. Trump calls election result ‘a great day for Germany’ President Donald Trump has called the election result “a ...

The last coalition contract, drawn up in 2021 for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government ... stipulates that the first session of the new Bundestag must take place within 30 days after the election. This time, that means by March 25. Traditionally, the ...

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.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, projections show.

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started exploratory talks on a possible coalition government.

Germany held early elections to the Bundestag. The winner of this election cycle was the conservative CDU/CSU alliance, while other parties received fewer votes or even failed to make it, German media reported.