Olaf Scholz will be sworn in as Germany’s ninth chancellor since World War II on Wednesday, ending Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure and inheriting a worsening pandemic crisis and a raft of geopolitical challenges including the standoff over Ukraine.

Olaf Scholz will be sworn in as Germany’s ninth chancellor since World War II on Wednesday, ending Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure and inheriting a worsening pandemic crisis and a raft of geopolitical challenges including the standoff over Ukraine.
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