Olaf Scholz has some big shoes to fill. The German Finance Minister has the best shot at forming a new German government after leading his Social Democratic Party to a narrow victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
The German Finance Minister has the best shot at forming a new German government after leading his Social Democratic Party to a narrow victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections. The SDP won 25.7% of the vote, while Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union took 24.1%, according to the federal returning officer.
Since then, he has served as the vice-chancellor and finance minister in Merkel's grand coalition government, a powerful position in German national politics. His profile rose even further when he oversaw Germany's generous coronavirus compensation programs for businesses, employees and those who lost income because they had to quarantine during the pandemic."He has been [Merkel's] right hand man when it comes to leading the country over the past four years ...
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