While Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets world leaders in Brazil, a discussion is swirling in his party at home about whether he should seek a second term as German leader in an early election expected in February.

Several top leaders of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) plan to discuss whether to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the party's top candidate for upcoming elections during a meeting on Tuesday evening,

The leadership of Germany's ruling Social Democrats will meet on Tuesday evening to discuss whether Olaf Scholz should still run as the party’s candidate for chancellor in the upcoming snap election,