German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Falls While Jogging And Bruises His Face
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Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell while jogging and sustained bruises to his face, prompting him to cancel some appointments this weekend, the government said Saturday.
In an emailed response to a query about the incident, the government said that the 65-year-old German leader had "a small sports accident” and canceled appointments Sunday in the central Hesse region, where a state election is being held on Oct. 8. But it said his appointments next week won't be affected.
The Hesse-based Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper first reported on Saturday's incident. It cited a prominent lawmaker with Scholz's center-left Social Democrats, Michael Roth, who had invited the chancellor to his home town of Heringen and planned a discussion event with him there on Sunday.
Scholz has led Germany since December 2021. He previously served as the country's finance and labor minister, and as mayor of Hamburg.
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