Olaf Scholz facing the vote of confidence of deputies on December 16, early legislative elections scheduled for February

The date of the election, which was the subject of several days of standoff, was approved by the main opposition party, the conservatives of the CDU/CSU and the social democratic party of Chancellor Scholz.

The political calendar is clearing up in Germany. Greatly weakened after the breakup of his coalition, Olaf Scholz will submit on December 16 to a vote of confidence by the deputies of the Bundestag, announced Tuesday, November 12, the chancellor's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the conservatives (CDU /CSU), the main opposition force in Germany.

The head of government “will ask the question of confidence in writing on December 11”and MPs will vote five days later, said Rolf Mützenich, head of the SPD parliamentary group, and CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz, during two separate press conferences.

Germany is also heading towards early legislative elections on February 23.. The date of the election, which was the subject of several days of standoff, was approved by the conservatives and the chancellor's party. “LThings are clear on this point.”said Liberal leader Christian Lindner, whose dismissal a week ago led to the end of Social Democrat Olaf Scholz's coalition with the Greens and FDP (liberals).