Now playing Next Germany Olaf Scholz makes a comeback by making fewer gaffes than his rivals Scholz could be poised to lead the SDP to its first election victory since 2002. 22/09/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany election: SPD's Olaf Scholz wins latest television debate But his joy may be short-lived. Today Scholz faces a high-risk parliamentary hearing on an obstruction of justice case involving the finance ministry that he heads. 20/09/2021
Now playing Next Germany German election: Laschet goes on the attack against frontrunner Scholz Merkel's CDU-CSU bloc has been languishing in the polls, currently projected to secure around 21% of the vote— a historically low level. 13/09/2021
Now playing Next Germany Berlin moves to greatly reduce ‘solidarity tax’ for eastern Germany The solidarity surcharge was introduced in 1991, to help reconstruction of the east following the reunification of Germany in the wake of the fall of the Berlin wall. 13/08/2019