German chancellor warns of rise of right-wing populists ahead of EU elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during the Party of European Socialists Leaders’ Conference in Bucharest, Romania (Andreea Alexandru/AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of threats posed by right-wing populists as he addressed a gathering of centre-left European parties on Saturday ahead of elections for the European Parliament in June.

Mr Scholz arrived in Romania’s capital Bucharest for a conference of the Party of European Socialists, part of the Socialists and Democrats group, the second biggest in the Parliament. Voters in the 27 EU member states go to the polls in June.