Germany will hold a parliamentary election, following the collapse of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition last week.
According to Euronews, after the gathering of the leaders of the traffic light coalition – SPD, FDP and the Greens – on November seventh, Social Democrat (SPD) Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the liberal FDP party. Scholz also confirmed he would bring a no-confidence vote to the Bundestag by 15 January, paving the way for parliamentary elections by the end of March at the latest.
However, after increasing pressure, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced he will face a vote of confidence on December 16. The early elections for the Bundestag are to take place on February 23 as the heads of the CDU/CSU and SPD parliamentary groups reached a final agreement.