German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and defence minister Boris Pistorius attend a plenary session in the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

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 responded to criticism from billionaire Elon Musk. Musk called Scholz an "incompetent fool" and signaled his support for Germany's AfD party. In a new interview ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in the country's Bundestag. This marked only the sixth time in Germany's history that such a vote has taken place.

Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his farewell speech on Monday evening, praised Germany's imminent change of government as an "expression of democratic normality." In these times, "it is ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for an early parliamentary election in February.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in the country's Bundestag, clearing the path for an early election in February. Scholz was expected — and hoping — to lose the ...

BERLIN (AP) — 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 ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz bites his finger, on the day of a confidence vote called by him to pave way for snap election, at lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, December 16 ...