Alice Weidel is the AfD’s candidate for German chancellor, Olaf Scholz is the SPD’s candidate
Olaf Scholz has become the SPD’s official candidate for German chancellor. The party convention approved his nomination on Saturday. Meanwhile, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) nominated Alice Weidel as vice president. Early parliamentary elections will be held on February 23rd.
“We are living in extremely difficult times,” Olaf Scholz said in his keynote speech at the conference in Berlin. He mentioned the war in Ukraine and the possibility of the right-wing FPOe coming to power in Austria. Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, he criticized those within the United States who advocate changing borders by force.
SPD candidates announced an increase in the minimum wage from 12 euros to 15 euros an hour and a 95% tax cut. Citizens and actions to limit rent and utility bill increases. He emphasized that the SPD is a party of “ordinary people”, not the “10,000 richest people”.
Germany. Collapse of Olaf Scholz’s government
Scholz has been leading the coalition government of the SPD, Green Party, and FDP since December 2021. His government collapsed after Finance Minister Christian Lindner resigned from the FDP. The reason for the decision was a difference of opinion over the issue of financing the budget deficit.
The opposition Christian Democratic bloc CDU/CSU, led by Friedrich Merz, has a clear lead in pre-election opinion polls. More than 30% want to vote for both Christian Democrats. Respondent. SPD can now be expected to be 14-17%. vote.
See also: Olaf Scholz allegedly yelled at Andrzej Duda. “You don’t even use the euro.”
Scholz, 66, is one of Germany’s most experienced politicians. He served as mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018 and then as deputy chancellor and finance minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government.
German parliamentary elections. Alice Weidell is an AfD candidate
Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel has officially become the party’s candidate for chancellor. Delegates gathered at the party’s federal convention in Riis, Saxony, took this decision unanimously.
The latest polls place the AfD in second place after the Christian Democratic Party (CDU/CSU). But the right-wing populist has little chance of joining the government, as other parties have ruled out cooperation with her.
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