what is the “question of confidence”, asked to deputies this Monday by Olaf Scholz?

what is the “question of confidence”, asked to deputies this Monday by Olaf Scholz?
what is the “question of confidence”, asked to deputies this Monday by Olaf Scholz?

DECRYPTION – The government coalition, made up of the SPD, the Greens and the liberals of the FDP, in power since the end of 2021, was shattered on November 6.

An air of in Germany, unless it is the opposite. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is submitting the question of confidence to the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, this Monday, December 16. “I thus wish to pave the way for early federal elections (…) If the deputies follow the path I propose, I will propose this afternoon to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to dissolve the Bundestag. If the Federal President follows my proposal, the voters will be able to elect a new Bundestag – that is my goal”he explained last Wednesday on X and in a press release. The calendar initially anticipated the next legislative elections in September 2025.

The government coalition, made up of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and the liberals of the FDP, in power since the end of 2021, shattered on November 6, after the dismissal of liberal Finance Minister Christian Lindner due to disputes over economic policy…

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