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Interview with chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz

Olaf Scholz from the social-democratic SPD wants to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor. In an interview with DW, he speaks to editor-in-chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge and host Jaafar Abdul-Karim.

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