Germany's Scholz to remain finance minister if elected SPD leader -party source

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to keep his post even if he is elected leader of his Social Democrats, a source in the center-left party said on Friday.

An SPD spokeswoman had earlier confirmed local media reports that Scholz had expressed readiness to run in SPD's leadership race, which is expected to take place in early December.

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