Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced his intention to write in the future, but left open the question of whether he would write his memoirs, similar to Angela Merkel. In an interview with the German newspaper 'Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung,' the 67-year-old Scholz, when asked about his plans to write memoirs, said: 'Publishers have already approached me asking if I would like to write down my memories... In any case, I intend to write.' Earlier, in early 2025, while still in office, Scholz had stated that he was in no rush to write his memoirs, adding: 'For now, I am working intensively so that I can give myself more time before writing my memoirs.' At that time, Scholz was in the midst of an election campaign to run again for Chancellor as the candidate for the Social Democratic Party, but he lost the early general elections in February 2025. The former Chancellor Merkel, a member of the Christian Democratic Union, published her memoirs in the fall of 2024, which were around 740 pages long and became a bestseller. Merkel had then sent Scholz a signed copy with the inscription 'With best regards,' which he announced in January 2025, adding: 'So far, I have only skimmed through the book a little, but I will definitely read it.'
