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.

Pressure is mounting among Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) to decide on the political future of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, amid doubts about whether the unpopular leader could run a successful election campaign.

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have yet to publicly name their candidate for chancellor following a Tuesday evening telephone conference. The call ended without a public decision on whether to renominate Chancellor Olaf Scholz or replace him with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.