German SPD chief Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as chancellor | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis : vimarsana.com

BERLIN--The leader of Germany's center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Olaf Scholz, took a major step toward succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor on Friday, announcing that he and the leaders of two smaller parties aimed to move into formal coalition talks.

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