Scholz is clear to seek a Second term

Scholz is clear to seek a 2nd term as German leader after defense minister rules out a run
BERLIN — Germany's popular defense minister has taken himself out of contention to become the country's next leader, clearing the way for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to seek a second term in an early election after a week of arguments that exposed deep divisions in his struggling party.
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German labour minister decries party infighting over Scholz's future
"That was not good in the last few days, it has to stop now," Hubertus Heil, who also serves as labour minister in Scholz's ...