New elections on the horizon: Scholz loses trust in the Bundestag!

New elections on the horizon: Scholz loses trust in the Bundestag!

A dramatic turning point in German politics: Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) lost the question of trust in the Bundestag and thus paved the way for early elections on February 23, 2024. In the name vote, only 207 MPs voted for Scholz, while 394 voted against him and contained 116. The coordination was characterized by sharp allegations between the parties and was a decisive step in the crisis situation of the traffic light coalition, which is under pressure through opposing political views, as ZDF

After the vote, Scholz met with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Bellevue Castle to talk about the dissolution of the Bundestag and the new elections. Steinmeier now has 21 days to make a decision whether the new elections will actually take place. The majority of the political groups, including the CDU/CSU and FDP, were closed against the Chancellor. In particular, the CDU accused Scholz of leaving the country in one of its greatest economic crises and announced that Scholz 196-fold, as well as Exxpress reported.

division and allegations in the Bundestag

The distribution of votes shows the large division in the Bundestag: While the Greens faction agreed on a abstention that was seen as a strategy to ensure the new election, the AfD called for an immediate turn in politics and accused Scholz a weekly tacting. Robert Habeck, the Vice Chancellor, found that it would not be easy to find majorities after the elections. The pressure on Scholz and the traffic light parties grows while the opposition, led by the Union, positions itself against the government.

This development follows a hot exchange of blows, in which the lack of course and the controversial political decisions of the government were sharply criticized. Scholz was convinced that the impending decisions have to be made by the voters themselves in order to determine a clear direction for the future of Germany.