Olaf Scholz has been sworn in as Germany’s new Chancellor on Wednesday, bringing to an end Angela Merkel’s four terms at the helm of Europe’s largest economy.

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.

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.

Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany's new chancellor, formally taking power after Angela Merkel's historic 16 years as leader. He promised he would do all he could to work towards a new ...

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz became Germany's chancellor on Wednesday, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel and launching his three-way coalition that has pledged to boost green ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote Monday in the country's Parliament, paving the way for a snap election in February next year.. Confidence votes in Germany are relatively ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose, paving the way for which will likely to put Germany on course for a snap election early next year, after the ...

But Olaf Scholz, who took over as Germany's finance minister and vice chancellor in 2018, seemed to many in his party to be the only political heavyweight fit for the job.

Germany swears in new Chancellor Olaf Scholz 05:19. Berlin — German Chancellor Angela Merkel stepped down on Wednesday after 16 years in power, and Olaf Scholz took the helm as the next leader ...

One day after Vice President JD Vance delivered a scathing speech to European leaders in Munich, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took the same stage to offer an apparent rebuke to Vance’s remarks ...

The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for an early election on Feb. 23 necessitated by ...