German Chancellor Requests Confidence Vote, Setting Up Early Election
Germany's post-World War II constitution requires a confidence vote because the Bundestag cannot dissolve itself.
Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.
German Chancellor Scholz asks parliament for vote of confidence
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has submitted a motion to the lower house of parliament for a vote of confidence in his government, paving the way for early elections on February 23. Government sources told dpa the request was submitted to Bundestag President Bärbel Bas on Wednesday as planned.
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Scholz sets Germany on course for election as he requests confidence vote
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week. Five weeks after his three-party governing coalition collapsed in a dispute over how to revitalise Germany’s stagnant economy,
Germany's Scholz to Submit Parliament Request to Hold Confidence Vote
Germany's political system however does not allow the head of government to simply call for new elections as it is designed to ensure stability and give other branches of power su
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who had few alternatives after his three-party coalition broke up, is widely expected to lose when Parliament takes up the measure on Monday.
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Scholz sets Germany on course for early election as he requests confidence vote next week
The confidence vote is needed because Germany's post-World War II constitution doesn't allow parliament to dissolve itself.
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