German leader Scholz’s party moves fast to replace an official in a key campaign post

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has moved quickly to replace a top official who stepped down less than a year ahead of a challenging national election. It presented a well-connected left-wing lawmaker on Tuesday as his replacement in a post that is important for the campaign. Kevin Kühnert resigned on Monday as the center-left Social Democrats’ general secretary, the official who is responsible for day-to-day political strategy and usually is the lead election campaign manager. The party leadership presented senior lawmaker Matthias Miersch as his replacement.