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The Bundestag has withdrawn its confidence in the German chancellor, paving the way for early elections.
16.12.2024, 16:5916.12.2024, 17:13
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in the Bundestag on Monday. A result desired by the chancellor which formally opens the way to early legislative elections in February.
Among the deputies present in the lower house of parliament, 394 voted against confidence while 207 voted for, with 116 abstentions, announced the President of the Bundestag.
Olaf Scholz will now ask Head of State Frank-Walter Steimeier to dissolve the Bundestag in order to allow the vote to take place on February 23 in Europe’s largest economy.
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