German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre left, and Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor, before a TV election debate in Berlin, 9 February, 2025 ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost the confidence vote in parliament. It's the end of his fractious coalition government and it marks an historic transition for Europe's largest economy.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lays flowers near site of 'terrible act' in Magdeburg, Germany.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz laid flowers at a church door after visiting the scene of a car-ramming ...

Olaf Scholz, Germany's least popular chancellor on record, is facing growing calls within his Social Democrats (SPD) to step aside and let his Defence Minister Boris Pistorius instead lead the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shared his approach to dealing with tech mogul Elon Musk who lately has traded barbs with German politicians, saying it is wise to not “feed the troll.” “There ...

Olaf Scholz reflected on his years in government as the Social Democratic Party congress bids farewell to the former ...

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in the television studio of the ARD program 'Caren Miosga' before the start of the live interview in Berlin, 10 November, 2024 ...

Ex-Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive a state-paid office with a staff of eight. Opposition parties say this is too much.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz worried by far-right surge after regional election wins "Our country cannot and must not get used to this. The AfD is damaging Germany," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

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. He declared his plans during a ...