(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 ...

A court in Frankfurt handed a hefty fine to a disoriented driver who hugged Chancellor Olaf Scholz on an airport runway. The individual said he had been partying for two days before mistakenly ...

The demoted chancellor Olaf Scholz led his Social Democrats (SPD) to the worst result in the party's history in February's election, bringing home just 16.4 percent of the vote.

The half-naked protester was filmed defacing remnants of the Berlin Wall kept outside the German embassy in Ukraine capital Kyiv on Sunday with a Hitler mustache and swept-over cropped dark hair st… ...

Following the election, the party with the most votes will nominate a candidate for chancellor. The candidate must secure an absolute majority in the Bundestag to be sworn in as the country's new ...

In November, chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the collapse of his three-way coalition, which meant that the election originally scheduled for September this year had to be brought forward.

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 can still win.

Christian Democratic Union likely to finish first and ask centre-left Social Democratic Party to form centrist alliance, sidelining Olaf Scholz ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. During the debate the candidates ...

Germany’s Olaf Scholz hits back at racism accusations in election race The allegation comes less than two weeks before Scholz’s party is poised to face a heavy defeat in Germany’s federal election.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said the European Union can act "in an hour" if US President Donald Trump slaps threatened tariffs on the bloc. Speaking in the first TV debate before snap ...

Incumbent German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a politics for "ordinary people" during the Social Democrats' party congress. The SPD is currently polling in third place.