Scholz hopes experience will sway voters as he bids to succeed Merkel

Scholz hopes experience will sway voters as he bids to succeed Merkel — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) German vice chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, the Social Democrats’ (SPD) candidate for chancellor in the upcoming federal elections in September, believes he has a good chance to succeed Angela Merkel, betting that his experience gives him a solid advantage over the other candidates, despite his party not shining in the polls.