Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela Merkel era.
Zelensky's criticism of Scholz is not fair
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed an assertion by Elon Musk that only a far-right party can “save Germany.”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.
Polls suggest that a February election will result in a rightward shift, at a moment when Europe’s largest economy is faltering.
Germany is a center of global innovation. Its engineering prowess is second to none. Companies like Siemens, BMW, Bosch, and SAP have a commitment to technical innovation that has put them at the forefront of the global economy for over fifty years.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated that he wants to continue talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone, despite the criticism from Kiev and other Western leaders. "I have spoken to the Russian president and I will speak to him again,
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.
The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government.
Olaf Scholz is out, but it is unclear if that is enough to save Germany's economic position. Business needs to reinvent itself to catchup with China and the USA.
Germany is expected to hold a snap election in February next year. Political turmoil at the heart of Europe is also taking place in France.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday visited the site of a deadly car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market in which two people were killed and 68 injured. Scholz was joined by ...