Olaf Scholz, Germany's finance minister, and Chancellor Angela Merkel talk at the beginning of the plenary session in the German parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin on Jan. 28.

Olaf Scholz, center right, with members of the Social Democratic party’s parliamentary group in in Berlin in September. Mr. Scholz will be Germany’s ninth postwar chancellor.

BERLIN — 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.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday urged China not to send weapons to help Russia's war in Ukraine and instead asked Beijing to exert pressure on Moscow to pull back its forces.

German opposition leader and Christian Union parties floor leader Friedrich Merz arrives for a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the chancellery in Berlin, Thursday, Nov.7, 2024.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ'S WIFE STEPS DOWN AS BRANDENBURG EDUCATION MINISTER On Sunday, the 65-year-old German leader canceled appointments in the central Hesse region, where a state election ...

How Clinton’s ‘Basket of Deplorables’ Taught Germany a Lesson Olaf Scholz rooted his campaign in respect—and won. By Yasmeen Serhan Morris MacMatzen / Getty September 27, 2021 ...

Olaf Scholz, who replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor about three weeks ago, gave the traditional New Year’s Eve address for the first time and called for unity and vaccinations.

After a meeting with Xi in Beijing, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the two leaders agreed that with the use of nuclear weapons, Russia would cross a line drawn by the international community.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz adjusts his black eye patch during the first day of the budget 2024 debate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023.

Olaf Scholz arrives for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Sept. 6. (Chesnot/Getty Images) ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a united response Monday to combat Russia's aggression against Ukraine – including possible sanctions – amid ...