German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Berlin:
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lamented a “bitter” defeat after his centre-left Social Democrats slumped to a heavy loss in Sunday’s nationwide elections.
“The election result’s poor and I bear duty,” Scholz advised SPD social gathering members, whereas congratulating conservative opposition chief Friedrich Merz, whose social gathering got here out on prime.
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