BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter" and urged mainstream parties to ...

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 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 ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2024, to hear whether the parliament will rescind its confidence vote.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German Parliament, ending the unpopular three-party coalition government he has led since 2021. Listen to this article · 5:25 min Learn more.

BERLIN — German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly to minimize political uncertainty after his rocky three-way ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected calls for a no-confidence vote after he fired his finance minister in a signal that his coalition government was collapsing, saying he will lead ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he got a kick out of the memes showing his new look on Twitter. Twitter. On Sunday, the 65-year-old German leader canceled appointments in the central Hesse ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in front of the backdrop of the Reichstag illuminated by spotlights during a photo session after the recording of his New Year’s address in the Chancellery in ...

Item 1 of 5 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in a government declaration about the current situation after the end of the so-called "Traffic ...

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 a… ...