Scholz does not have the support of the parliament - forcing new elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fails in the vote of confidence, forcing a new election in February. This is reported by the German media.
That Scholz would fall was expected and was also what he himself hoped for. Scholz is expected to lead his social democratic party through the new election and his hope is to be elected to a second term.
In the vote of confidence, 207 members gave their support to Scholz, 397 withdrew their support and 116 members abstained from voting.
The German parliament, the Bundestag, will now be dissolved and a new election will be held within 60 days. According to the current plan, the election is to be held on February 23.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fails in the vote of confidence, forcing a new election in February. This is reported by the German media.
That Scholz would fall was expected and was also what he himself hoped for. Scholz is expected to lead his social democratic party through the new election and his hope is to be elected to a second term.
In the vote of confidence, 207 members gave their support to Scholz, 397 withdrew their support and 116 members abstained from voting.
The German parliament, the Bundestag, will now be dissolved and a new election will be held within 60 days. According to the current plan, the election is to be held on February 23.
Analysis: He dreamed big - becomes a historical parenthesis
Germany's traffic light coalition, led by the social democratic SPD, wanted to become a progressive force that pushed the country in a new direction. But the residents were tired of changes after the pandemic and the inflation crisis. That's what Stefan Reinecke writes in an analysis in the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, hours before Olaf Scholz's government is expected to fall in a vote of confidence.
"Essentially, however, it collapsed because it stood for cautious left-liberal policies in a climate that tilted to the right. The global right-wing shift from Trump to Meloni has also reached Germany," he writes.
Scholz saw his coalition as a historic alliance that would change the country. In reality, he will probably rather be remembered as a "transitional chancellor" between Angela Merkel and CDU leader Friedrich Merz.
In the Frankfurter Allgemeine, Berthold Kohler writes that there is also a headwind in public opinion for the Social Democrats ahead of the new elections in February.
"It doesn't look good for Scholz. But a lot can happen between now and the election," he notes.
The opposition leader believes in a boost for the worst rival
Germany's Christian Democratic opposition leader Friedrich Merz expects a boost in public opinion ahead of the new elections in February - for his worst rivals.
In connection with the German government crisis, the Social Democratic Party has slipped to 14 percent in several polls, but Merz expects the SPD to get around 16-17 percent in the new election.
- They are far below their core potential, he says in the Table Briefings podcast, according to Die Welt.
The Christian Democratic Union CDU/CSU gets around 31-32 percent in surveys.
Today, the German government – the SPD and the Greens – is expected to fail in a vote of confidence. New elections will be held on February 23.
Germany's traffic light coalition, led by the social democratic SPD, wanted to become a progressive force that pushed the country in a new direction. But the residents were tired of changes after the pandemic and the inflation crisis. That's what Stefan Reinecke writes in an analysis in the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, hours before Olaf Scholz's government is expected to fall in a vote of confidence.
"Essentially, however, it collapsed because it stood for cautious left-liberal policies in a climate that tilted to the right. The global right-wing shift from Trump to Meloni has also reached Germany," he writes.
Scholz saw his coalition as a historic alliance that would change the country. In reality, he will probably rather be remembered as a "transitional chancellor" between Angela Merkel and CDU leader Friedrich Merz.
In the Frankfurter Allgemeine, Berthold Kohler writes that there is also a headwind in public opinion for the Social Democrats ahead of the new elections in February.
"It doesn't look good for Scholz. But a lot can happen between now and the election," he notes.
The opposition leader believes in a boost for the worst rival
Germany's Christian Democratic opposition leader Friedrich Merz expects a boost in public opinion ahead of the new elections in February - for his worst rivals.
In connection with the German government crisis, the Social Democratic Party has slipped to 14 percent in several polls, but Merz expects the SPD to get around 16-17 percent in the new election.
- They are far below their core potential, he says in the Table Briefings podcast, according to Die Welt.
The Christian Democratic Union CDU/CSU gets around 31-32 percent in surveys.
Today, the German government – the SPD and the Greens – is expected to fail in a vote of confidence. New elections will be held on February 23.
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