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The German government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing a rough next two years after poor results in state elections at the weekend.

The election served as a midterm report card for Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and the grades were not good.

Bavarian State Premier Markus Söder is the dominant figure in both his state and his party. He may yet harbor ambitions for Germany's top job.

Who is Markus Söder, Bavaria’s premier? CSU chairman Markus Söder was long seen as a strong contender to replace Angela Merkel as a conservative chancellor. But after a power struggle with CDU head Armin Laschet, he stepped aside. Markus Söder heads the Christian Social Union Bavarian State Premier Markus Söder bowed out of the contest to be the conservative CDU/CSU bloc's candidate to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany's September general election. "The die is cast. Armin Laschet will be the CDU/CSU's candidate for chancellor," Söder told a press conference in Munich. This b...

Star Trek fan who could boldly go and lead Germany © Bayern.de In an official Bavarian state video Mr Söder gives the Vulcan salute from Star Trek "Space... the final frontier." Bavarian premier Markus Söder knows the immortal words from Star Trek well, but his journey may end up in the chancellor's office in Berlin. Angela Merkel has dominated German politics since 2005, but she will no longer be chancellor after the September federal election. Mr Söder is seen as the hot favourite to run as chancellor-candidate for her Christian Democrats (CDU) and their smaller Bavarian ally, the Chr...