US Edition"I Bear Responsibility": German Chancellor As Party Heads For Defeat
- Friedrich Merz's conservatives are projected to lead in Germany's national election, indicating he may become the next Chancellor.
- Alternative for Germany , led by Alice Weidel, nearly doubled its support, achieving strong results for a far-right party since World War II.
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitted defeat for the Social Democrats, calling the election result bitter.
- Merz promised to tackle the migration crisis by preventing undocumented entries and increasing deportations if he wins.
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German Chancellor Scholz Concedes Defeat, Calls it 'Bitter Election Result'
Exit polls showed opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading in national election, and with his victory claims is most likely going to be the next Chancellor of Germany. Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.”
The SPD has achieved its worst result in the Bundestag election since 1949. Olaf Scholz takes responsibility and congratulates Friedrich Merz. He celebrates a »historical result«. The reactions at a glance.
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Thelocalreport.in"I Bear Responsibility": German Chancellor As Party Heads For Defeat
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lamented a "bitter" defeat after his centre-left Social Democrats slumped to a heavy loss in Sunday's national elections. "The election result is poor and I bear responsibility," Scholz told SPD party members, while congratulating conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose party came out on top.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lamented his election defeat after exit polls showed his...
The days of Olaf Scholz as Chancellor are numbered. After a historic election defeat, he finds clear words.
59.2 million Germans were called upon to elect a new Bundestag – and as many people as they haven't used their right to vote since reunification. All events in the live ticker.
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