Scholz vows 'new beginning' for Germany as Merkel exits

A ‘new beginning’ for Germany as Olaf Scholz becomes Chancellor

Olaf Scholz became Germany's new chancellor on Wednesday after 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm, pledging his centre-left-led coalition would offer a "new beginning" for Europe's top economy.

"It will be a new beginning for our country," Scholz pledged as he officially assumed the office from Merkel and thanked her for her lengthy tenure.