Lawmakers have condemned torch-bearing protesters who gathered outside the home of Saxony's health minister. A far-right group protesting the latest COVID measures has claimed responsibility for the incident.
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BERLIN (AP) Olaf Scholz is set to become post-World War II Germany's ninth chancellor, crowning a career that has seen him serve in a string of top government posts, after leading his party to an election comeback that appeared hugely unlikely just a few months ago.
It's time to take a fresh look at the man who revived the SPD. Often likened to a robot, he has never really been popular in his own party. But now he is set to head the next German government.