The German authorities says Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fallen whereas jogging and sustained bruises to his face, prompting him to cancel some appointments this weekend
ByThe Related Press
September 2, 2023, 2:40 PM
FILE – Hamburg’s then First Mayor Olaf Scholz jogs throughout the grounds of the Worldwide Backyard Present within the morning, in Hamburg, Germany, Aug. 30, 2013. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell whereas jogging and sustained bruises to his face, prompting him to cancel some appointments this weekend, the federal government stated Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (Bodo Marks/dpa by way of AP)
The Related Press
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell whereas jogging and sustained bruises to his face, prompting him to cancel some appointments this weekend, the federal government stated Saturday.
In an emailed response to a question concerning the incident, the federal government stated that the 65-year-old German chief had “a small sports activities accident” and canceled appointments Sunday within the central Hesse area, the place a state election is being held on Oct. 8. But it surely stated his appointments subsequent week will not be affected.
The Hesse-based Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper first reported on Saturday’s incident. It cited a outstanding lawmaker with Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats, Michael Roth, who had invited the chancellor to his residence city of Heringen and deliberate a dialogue occasion with him there on Sunday.
Scholz has led Germany since December 2021. He beforehand served because the nation’s finance and labor minister, and as mayor of Hamburg.