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Chancellor Olaf Scholz suffered bruises on his face in a sports accident

Olaf Scholz was supposed to travel to Hesse for the SPD election campaign. Now his appointments on Sunday have been canceled. The reason is an accident while jogging.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) had a sports accident. A government spokeswoman confirmed t-online: “Unfortunately, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has to cancel his appointments in Hesse this Sunday after a minor sports accident. He fell while jogging and suffered bruises on his face. His appointments for the coming week are not affected. “

The newspapers of the Ippen media group previously reported, citing SPD politician Michael Roth. He had planned a public event in Heringen (Hersfeld-Rothenburg district) with the Federal Chancellor for tomorrow, Sunday. Scholz cannot now take part in this. “He’s not doing so well, and unfortunately, unfortunately, all events have to be canceled,” Roth said. The event should be rescheduled.

The report also said that a visit to the SPD election campaign start in Hesse in the afternoon in Bad Homburg could not take place. On October 8th, the state parliament in Hesse will be re-elected. The SPD is entering the race with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser as the top candidate. The event should still take place as planned, the SPD state association said on Saturday evening. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will accompany Faeser.