German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the Bundestag and scheduled new elections for February 23 next year. In difficult times like now, stability requires an effective government and reliable majorities in parliament, Steinmeier said in Berlin.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) asked the Bundestag for a vote of confidence on December 16, after the ‘traffic light coalition’ consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP collapsed in November after only about three years. Scholz did not receive a majority for his motion – as he intended. He then asked Steinmeier to dissolve the Bundestag to pave the way for new elections.
According to the German Constitution, the Federal President can dissolve the Bundestag within 21 days on the proposal of the Chancellor if it loses the vote of confidence. Article 39 stipulates that the new election must take place within 60 days. The Bundestag cannot dissolve itself.
Source: Krone
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