Germany opposition leader piles pressure on Scholz for quick election

NAMPA / DPA
2024-11-08
Berlin (dpa) - The German conservative leader hoping to replace embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz applied further pressure on Friday for early elections, as Europe's biggest economy grappled with a major political crisis. Friedrich Merz, the leader of the opposition centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU), accused Social Democrat Scholz of delaying tactics because Scholz had refused to speed up his planned timetable for fresh elections, following......
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