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Why did German Chancellor Olaf Scholz face no-confidence vote and lose? What next?


Published on 2024-12-17 03:00:41 - Firstpost
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  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a no-confidence motion, paving the way for early general elections on February 23, 2025. Scholz's defeat had been expected after his three-way coalition collapsed last month.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced a no-confidence vote initiated by the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) parties, which he survived as expected. The vote was largely symbolic, aimed at highlighting the government's perceived failures, particularly in managing the budget crisis following a constitutional court ruling that blocked the reallocation of unused emergency funds from the COVID-19 period. This ruling led to a significant budget shortfall, prompting Scholz's coalition to suspend the debt brake, a move criticized by the opposition. Despite the political drama, Scholz's coalition, consisting of the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP), remains stable, with no immediate threat of an early election. The opposition's strategy was to force the government to address these issues more transparently and effectively, although the vote itself did not change the political landscape significantly.

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