German Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his ballot during a vote of confidence against him in a plenary session at the German parliament Bundestag, Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government.Thomson ReutersGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his ballot during a vote of confidence against him in a plenary session at the German parliament Bundestag, in Berlin on Monday.
Scholz, of the Social Democratic Party , defended his record as a crisis leader who dealt with the economic and security emergency triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Given a second term, he said he would invest heavily in Germany's creaking infrastructure, not make the spending cuts he said the conservatives wanted.
After Scholz loses Monday's vote, he can request a dissolution of parliament from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has already endorsed his timetable. Scholz will stay on as caretaker chancellor until a new government can be formed after the planned Feb. 23 election.The CDU have a comfortable, albeit narrowing lead of more than 10 points over the SPD in most polls. The far-right Alternative for Germany is slightly ahead of Scholz's party, while the Greens are in fourth place.
Scholz meets with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, after earlier losing a vote of confidence in the Bundestag on Monday.
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