Merkel faces a vote of trust and possible new elections
Merkel faces a vote of trust and possible new elections
The German Federal Chancellor olaf scholz is on Monday before a vote of trust, that he will probably lose. This could pave the way for early new elections next year.
consequences of a lost vote of trust
Scholz himself called the vote and if he loses, he would have to ask the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to dissolve Parliament. This process would trigger fresh elections that have to take place within 60 days of the parliamentary resolution.
agreement with the opposition
Olaf Scholz, who leads the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Opposition parties on the implementation of early national elections on February 23.
collapse of the government coalition
Last month, Germany's government coalition broke up after disputes about the state's weak economy to reduce Scholz to his finance minister Christian Lindner. This left him with the Green Party in a minority government. Since then, legislation has largely been in prison.
inhabitant satisfaction with the government
Scholz had originally announced that it would hold the vote of trust on January 15, but was exposed to immediate pressure from the middle-right party of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to prevent it earlier. The Scholz government is becoming increasingly unpopular in Germany, and according to an opinion survey in September, it is considered one of the most unpopular chancellors in history.
Opportunities of the CDU in new elections
If a new election takes place, interpret surveys to the fact that the CDU, the party of the former long -time chancellor Angela Merkel, has good chances. The CDU currently leads with 31 % of the votes, followed by the right -wing extremist alternative for Germany (AfD) with 18 %, Scholz 'SPD with 16 % and the Greens with 12 %.
Friedrich Merz and the future of the CDU
The CDU, currently under the leadership of Friedrich Merz, together with its Bavarian “sister party”, the Christian-Social Union (CSU), is the most dominant force in post-war history in Germany. Merz 'election campaign focuses on measures to strengthen the largest economy in Europe, including incentives to work and tax relief.
economic challenges of Germany
The German economy shrank for the first time since the beginning of Covid 19 pandemic. According to the latest forecast The Commission is expected to continue to shrink this year.
The rise of the AfD
The AfD also gained a lot of ground this year. It became the first right -wing extremist party in September, which has won a state election since 1945, and surprised the centric parties with almost a third of the votes in the eastern state of Thuringia.
Review of the last new election in Germany
The last new election in Germany took place in 2005. This was proclaimed by the then Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who then lost to Merkel.
The reporting was carried out by CNNS Anna Cooban, Sebastian Shucla, Claudio Otto and Inke Kappeler.
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