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Olaf Scholz hopes to form Germanys new government by Christmas after tight election win | The World







One of the leading candidates to be Germanys next chancellor says his party has won the mandate to form a coalition and govern the country. Olaf Scholzs Socialist Democrats won 25% of the vote in Germanys general election, followed closely by the Christian Democrats of outgoing leader Angela Merkel on 24%. Katharina Karcher from the University of Birmingham tells The World while the SPD has claimed victory, the CDU can still play a part in running the country.

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