Politics

Scholz's departure leaves Sánchez as the EU's main surviving Socialist party.

The Social Democratic parties, along with the Christian Democrats, were the creators of the European Union we know today. For many decades, they have been at the heart of European power and community institutions, and have been instrumental in every decision made on the continent and in decision-making spaces in Brussels. the farewell of the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Spanish prime minister, will remain the only surviving socialist to lead one of the EU's largest economies.

The Social Democratic parties, along with the Christian Democrats, were the creators of the European Union we know today. For many decades, they have been at the heart of European power and community institutions, and have been instrumental in every decision made on the continent and in decision-making spaces in Brussels. Olaf Scholz, the Spanish prime minister, will remain the only surviving socialist to lead one of the EU's largest economies.

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