German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell while jogging on Saturday and suffered minor injuries, prompting the cancellation of all his Sunday events, a government spokeswoman in Berlin announced, Reuters and AFP reported.

Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of GermanyPhoto: JĂĽrgen Heinrich / imago stock&people / Profimedia

“During the run, he fell and bruised his face. Unfortunately, he had to cancel his commitments for Sunday,” said the press secretary.

According to her, the schedule of Scholz’s meetings for the next week remains unchanged.

The Social Democratic chancellor was due to attend a political rally in support of his party’s candidates on Saturday ahead of regional elections in the state of Hesse next month. Interior Minister Nancy Feser leads the list of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in this election in Hesse.

Olaf Scholz has been running regularly for several years. “I run two or three times a week, and on Sunday – for an hour and a half,” he said a few years ago in one of the interviews. (Source: Agerpres)