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Olaf Scholz spent the past few days moving ever deeper into his post‑chancellorship role: still visible, still networked, but now as a veteran operator rather than the man in charge. According to the Sarajevo Times, his forced exit from power back in February, after the Bundestag withdrew confidence and snap elections crushed his Social Democrats, is still the long shadow that defines every current mention of him: he is now the ex‑chancellor whose fall helped pave the way for Friedrich Merz and a harder line Christian Democratic government that’s struggling to deliver on its promises. German and international commentary on 2025 politics, from outlets like the Carnegie Endowment and Stratfor’s Worldview briefings, continues to cite the budget deadlock and the so‑called Zeitenwende defense pivot as Scholz’s unfinished business, the turning point he proclaimed and then lost control of when his coalition imploded rather than agree on how to fund guns, grids, and the welfare state.
In the very latest news flow, his name is turning up less as a daily headline and more as a reference point: a cautionary tale for centre‑left leaders who promise stability and end up presiding over fragmentation. Tim Cohen’s 2025 political analysis in South Africa and EuropeanRelations.com’s EU coverage both treat Scholz as emblematic of an era when Germany “wobbled,” coalition discipline cracked, and voters opened the door to a surging far right, culminating in AfD state‑level breakthroughs reported by outlets like AOL. French media monitoring cited by Alice Adabridal even notes how pressure from Washington and Paris on trade, Ukraine, and defense spending “lays extra pressure” on leaders like Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, reinforcing his image as the overwhelmed centrist who faced too many crises at once.
More concretely, one of the few clearly documented recent public appearances for Scholz comes via Indian politician Rahul Gandhi’s December newsletter, which notes a meeting in Germany with Vice‑Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and “former Chancellor Olaf Scholz” to talk India‑Germany relations and broader geopolitical challenges. That kind of behind‑closed‑doors statesman role fits the pattern emerging in the past few days of coverage: he is not out posting Insta‑selfies or dropping viral quotes, but he is still in the room when big players want to understand Berlin, the SPD, and the lingering aftershocks of his time in office.
There are, inevitably, bits of speculation in smaller European blogs that Scholz might angle for a Brussels‑level role or a foundation presidency, but as of now those remain rumor with no hard confirmation from major outlets or his own team.
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