German chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections

Olaf Scholz has lost a historic vote of confidence in the German parliament, paving the way for early national elections following the collapse of his government.

The German chancellor had called the vote in order to deliberately lose it, urging the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, to declare its lack of confidence in him so that the first formal step could be made towards triggering new elections.

Scholz will now ask the president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to dissolve parliament, and to formally call new elections which have to take place within 60 days and have been pencilled in for 23 February.

The embattled chancellor required 367 votes of no confidence on Monday to succeed in his aim, and in the end 394 MPs obliged him. There were 207 yes votes, and 116 abstentions.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections | Olaf Scholz | The Guardian

Sicher noch nie

The German constitution has no direct way to dissolve the legislative assembly and trigger an election.

The opposition can only propose a new chancellor, the head of government, and try to get him elected. If that fails the existing government remains.

The government coalition can not call an election, like the UK government can.

The only way to get an election, is for the Chancellor to call a vote of confidence and not get that vote from parliament. This is what Chancellor Scholz did. He called a vote of confidence, knowing he would not get it.

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Scholz will now ask the president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to dissolve parliament, and to formally call new elections which have to take place within 60 days and have been pencilled in for 23 February.

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Who will come second after CDU/CSU? Sara Wagenknecht/Die Linke the Green and Liberals look unlikey so its AfD or the Socialists?

I fear despite all the baggage Afd will do well and frighten the old guard into a grand coalition again.

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Originally Posted by Takeovers

The German constitution has no direct way to dissolve the legislative assembly and trigger an election.

The opposition can only propose a new chancellor, the head of government, and try to get him elected. If that fails the existing government remains.

The government coalition can not call an election, like the UK government can.

The only way to get an election, is for the Chancellor to call a vote of confidence and not get that vote from parliament. This is what Chancellor Scholz did. He called a vote of confidence, knowing he would not get it.

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I thought that was fairly fucking obvious from:

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The German chancellor had called the vote in order to deliberately lose it

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I thought that was fairly fucking obvious from:

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The German chancellor had called the vote in order to deliberately lose it

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It is obvious what he did but it is not obnvious why he had to do it that way

so fuck off Harry

and thanks Takeovers for clarifying.

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Sicher noch nie

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It is obvious what he did but it is not obnvious why he had to do it that way

so fuck off Harry

and thanks Takeovers for clarifying.

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Can none of you c u n t s read?

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The German chancellor had called the vote in order to deliberately lose it, urging the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, to declare its lack of confidence in him so that the first formal step could be made towards triggering new elections.

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Can none of you c u n t s read?

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I think that ship sailed longway agogo.

Abwher wierd firlick mögen ear kitsch und quatsch hoppenzee schoen sonst noch wunsche,oder?