I bear responsibility: Olaf Scholz as party loses German elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceaded defeat in the German elections after his party Social Democrats (SPD) received 16-16.5% of the vote. "The...result is poor and I bear responsibility," Scholz told SPD members while congratulating opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose party Christian Democratic Union secured the most votes. Scholz also ruled out forming an alliance with far-right AfD.