The SPD is currently polling in third place.On Saturday, Germany's ruling Social Democrats formally declared incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz the party's candidate for federal elections scheduled for February 23.

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) on Saturday confirmed Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the party's top candidate for February's parliamentary elections. Only a few delegates bucked the majority, who overwhelmingly supported Scholz's bid to return to the Chancellery in a vote by show of hands at the party's conference in Berlin.

Germany’s ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Saturday, January 11, 2025, formally confirmed Chancellor Olaf Scholz as its candidate for the Feb. 23 parliamentary election. Delivering a wide-ranging speech at a special party convention in Berlin,

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has nominated its candidate for chancellor for the first time. At the same time, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has officially confirmed the candidacy of the current Chancellor Olaf Scholz,

Chancellor Olaf Sholz’s government coalition imploded and his poll numbers are dismal. But, at his party’s conference this weekend, he made it clear that he won’t give up without a fight.