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

One of the leading candidates to be Germany’s next chancellor says his party has won the mandate to form a coalition and govern the country. Olaf Scholz’s Socialist Democrats won 25% of the vote in Germany’s 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. Subscribe: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.