Prognosis
Scholz Rallies Party Behind Measures to Fight Coronavirus
- Social Democrats approved three-party coalition agreement
- Scholz to be sworn in Wednesday to replace Chancellor Merkel
Olaf Scholz
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Olaf Scholz called on his party to make the fight against the coronavirus the new German government’s foremost task as his party approved the coalition agreement that moves him a step closer to replacing Angela Merkel as chancellor.
“It is clear that our first and most important task is to protect the health of the citizens and to fight the pandemic,” Scholz, who is due to be sworn in on Wednesday, told SPD delegates at a party conference in Berlin.