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The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the parliament
The move paves the way for snap elections, which are now planned for late February.
Scholz's governing coalition collapsed after one of his two junior partners, the liberal Free Democrats (FDP), quit the Social Democrat led government last month. The two parties had long sparred over economic policy, prompting Scholz to fire FDP leader and finance minister Christian Lindner. It was the final straw for the coalition after months of internal squabbling.
After Scholz lost his majority in parliament, the opposition conservatives - who currently lead the opinion polls - pressured the Chancellor to speed up his plan to call a confidence vote.
It is only the fifth of its kind in the country's postwar history.

00:00 Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote
03:45 Michaela Küfner, DW Chief Political Editor
12:34 Matthew Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent, POLITICO

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[flfydragon]

Moral of the story: you cannot make a coalition with a party that has a completely oposing core ideology.

[Peeoto]

As a french
Welcome brother. 😃. Welcome to the chaos.

[Skyler]

I guess they could compromise with each other as long as the economy was good, but after the War in Ukraine, inflation, energy crisis, etc, there was no more room in the budget for them to make all 3 happy. Expectations can be reset after a new election and new composition of the Bundestag is established.

[LS-uwcc]

He did not have any confidence in the first place

[Jdinrbfidndifofkdndjoflfndjdk]

Can we find someone not focused on the Ukraine war but instead in Germany ?

[Kartoffelsuppe_m_Wursteinlage]

A great victory for democracy. Our ruzzian bots may see the difference. Here someone asked parliament for a vote of confidence and knew that he would lose and that there would be new elections. It was even agreed to ask this question and there is a date for elections. He gave up power voluntarily, without violence.

[Benjamin-hg]

This government is obliged to resign. Whatever it does, it will lead to the collapse of the economy.

[fahmad]

This disgrace is nowhere near enough for the havoc Olaf wrought on Germany and its come too late to save the economy

[antonioolol]

Merz will be a better Chancellor than Olaf

[rubiconklbrutorowman]

Would be NEW Chancellor is right, SPD has been *diagnoses of Germany's politics and it is LONG overdue overgrown diagnoses has to be replace is Germany's interest or SDP!

[Alicja]

Szolc ostatnio zrobił się mądry, gdybym mieszkała wGermanii prawdopodnie byłby to najważniejszy dla mnie kandydat. 😊

[TimWhite-xqpk]

Scholtz is completely useless. Germany needs a chancellor who is not so timorous!!

[Markk]

Congratulations. Hope with changes in Germany and France the EU will change the course...

[songasalimsaleh]

*Moral lesson, Germany needs cheaper energy than the expensive 🫰 LNG from "Big Brother" in order to reduce cost of production in German!*

[farright]

Watching the CDU pretend they aren't a uniparty and in coalition with the SPD in multiple states

[AbhishekVelayudh]

🇮🇳 As the international community focuses on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, it's equally essential for Germany to address its domestic challenges.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government aims to regain the trust of the German people by working diligently to revitalize the country's economy. This effort is crucial in restoring stability and promoting growth in Germany.

[amunra]

And Germany is worried about China 😂😂😂😂

[nitinkumar]

I have sympathy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He seems a nice person, only being blamed for situations not of his making but previous government policies, short-sightedness of car makers and external forces especially the US.

[josualnew]

🤣🤣🤣 WHAT A NEWS, THIS WAS KNOWN AND ITS A MERE PROCIDURE

[PeopleLoveShorts]

Germany needs a German Trump asap. Too bad they dont have one in 2024