Official confirmation: Scholz fell and injured himself
According to Deutsche Presse-Agentur, a spokesman of the German government said that Prime Minister Olaf Scholtz fell down and was injured when he went jogging on September 2, and cancelled the plan to attend an election campaign in Hessen on September 3.
According to the report, the spokesperson stated that the 65 year old Prime Minister fell while jogging and had abrasions on his face, confirming earlier reports from German media.
However, Scholz's itinerary next week will not be affected.
Scholz originally planned to go to Bathumburg three days ago to help local candidates of his Social Democratic Party run for office. The election will be held on October 8th.
The top candidate for Hesse, Federal Secretary of the Interior Nancy Feyzer, hopes to become governor. The Social Democratic Party state organization has confirmed that she will launch her campaign as planned on the 3rd.