New election date set
Steinmeier dissolves the German Bundestag
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the Bundestag and scheduled new elections for February 23 next year. In difficult times like these, stability requires a government capable of acting and reliable majorities in parliament, Steinmeier said in Berlin, explaining his decision.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) had called for a vote of confidence in the Bundestag on 16 December after the "traffic light" coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP collapsed in November after only around three years. As he had intended, Scholz did not receive a majority for his motion. He then asked Steinmeier to dissolve the Bundestag in order to clear the way for a new election.
According to the German constitution, the Federal President can dissolve the Bundestag within 21 days at the suggestion of the Federal Chancellor if the latter loses the vote of confidence. Article 39 stipulates that the new election must then take place within 60 days. The Bundestag cannot dissolve itself.
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