Germany's outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday discussed U.S. President Donald Trump's role in negotiations to achieve peace in Kyiv's three-year-old war with Russia.

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election. The vote saw a surge for a far-right party and a stinging defeat for outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that a halt in fighting could be a starting point for potential peace talks for Ukraine. "It would be very helpful if the bombing were to stop...That would also be the starting point for talks that can then continue,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks, on the day he receives the 2025 Research and Innovation report by the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI), in Berlin, Germany February 26, 2025.

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders of the conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in coalition talks,

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the federal election result “bitter.” On Sunday, the SPD slumped to its worst election result since World War II.  (Source: Bloomberg)

Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to quickly revamp leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party slumped to its worst election result since World War II.

The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has voted in a German election that comes after his governing coalition collapsed last year. Scholz then lost a confidence vote, forcing President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to dis