Angela Merkel’s replacement revealed as 16-year-run draws to a close

Lawmakers have elected Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as German chancellor, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel and paving the way for a pro-European coalition government that has vowed to boost green investment.

Scholz, 63, who served as vice-chancellor and finance minister in coalition with Merkel, got a clear majority of 395 votes from lawmakers in the Bundestag lower house of parliament, Bundestag President Baerbel Bas…