German SPD’s Olaf Scholz says voters want him to be ‘next chancellor’

Berlin, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Olaf Scholz, the chancellor candidate for the centre-left Social Democrats in Germany’s Sunday general election, hailed a “great success” for his party after estimates showed his SPD narrowly ahead of the conservatives.

“It’s going to be a long election night, that’s for sure,” Scholz said. “But this is certain: many citizens have put their crosses next to the SPD because they want there to be a change in government and also because they want the next chancellor to be called Olaf Scholz.”

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