- Germany’s Merkel Hands Over Chancellor’s Office to ScholzThe New York Times
- Scholz takes over as German chancellor, ending Merkel eraReuters
- Olaf Scholz appointed as Germany’s new chancellor, replacing Angela Merkel after 16 yearsCNN
- Germans See the Smurf in Olaf Scholz. Putin Might, Too.Bloomberg
- What Olaf Scholz means for the world economyBBC News