Analysis: Arrogant Scholz aims for unlikely victory
Chancellor Olaf Scholz insists on running in the German general election on February 23 – despite the fact that his government has just fallen in a vote of no confidence, despite it being the most unpopular since World War II and despite his weak support.
“Even in seemingly hopeless situations, he has always firmly believed that he had everything under control,” writes Sabine Kinkartz in her analysis in Deutsche Welle. She adds that he has repeatedly achieved the impossible, most recently in the 2021 election.
She describes Scholz as a “doer” who has gotten things done in silence, and who does not realize that his silence in various crises makes him seem arrogant.
Scholz’s arrogance will be his downfall, writes Ulrich Reitz in his analysis in Focus. Scholz underestimates voters when he warns them not to “vote wrong,” he writes, and calls the Chancellor’s campaigning manipulative.
“With his horror story – those who vote wrong choose broken roads, declining pensions and worse healthcare – Scholz wants to hide the fact that there has never been a government or Chancellor who has lost so much trust so quickly,” Reitz writes.
The president dissolves the German parliament ahead of new elections
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves parliament. New elections will be held on February 23, international news agencies report.
The expected announcement comes after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of no confidence in mid-December. According to opinion polls, conservative challenger Friedrich Merz has a good chance of replacing Scholz.
With less than two months left until the election, many parties are still adamant that they will not cooperate with the far-right AfD, which is second in the polls
Chancellor Olaf Scholz insists on running in the German general election on February 23 – despite the fact that his government has just fallen in a vote of no confidence, despite it being the most unpopular since World War II and despite his weak support.
“Even in seemingly hopeless situations, he has always firmly believed that he had everything under control,” writes Sabine Kinkartz in her analysis in Deutsche Welle. She adds that he has repeatedly achieved the impossible, most recently in the 2021 election.
She describes Scholz as a “doer” who has gotten things done in silence, and who does not realize that his silence in various crises makes him seem arrogant.
Scholz’s arrogance will be his downfall, writes Ulrich Reitz in his analysis in Focus. Scholz underestimates voters when he warns them not to “vote wrong,” he writes, and calls the Chancellor’s campaigning manipulative.
“With his horror story – those who vote wrong choose broken roads, declining pensions and worse healthcare – Scholz wants to hide the fact that there has never been a government or Chancellor who has lost so much trust so quickly,” Reitz writes.
The president dissolves the German parliament ahead of new elections
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves parliament. New elections will be held on February 23, international news agencies report.
The expected announcement comes after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of no confidence in mid-December. According to opinion polls, conservative challenger Friedrich Merz has a good chance of replacing Scholz.
With less than two months left until the election, many parties are still adamant that they will not cooperate with the far-right AfD, which is second in the polls
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