German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the north-western state of Lower Saxony on Saturday one day ahead of regional elections in which his Social Democrats (SPD) are expecting to edge out their conservative rivals. The Social Democrats were confident at a campaign event that was boosted by senior party members, with current state premier and fellow Social Democrat Stephan Weil and Rhineland Palatinate premier Malu Dreyer appearing alongside Scholz. Scholz, Weil And Dreyer all addressed energy costs and soaring inflation during their speeches to a rally of several hundred people. The energy cri…