Deutschland plant im Februar Neuwahlen, wie der Rundfunk berichtet

Deutschland plant im Februar Neuwahlen, wie der Rundfunk berichtet

Vācija saskaras ar jaunām vēlēšanām, kas notiks 23. februārī. Tas tika paziņots pēc otrdienas sadrumstalotās parlamenta pušu sanāksmes, ziņoja par sabiedrisko pakalpojumu raidorganizāciju ARD.

collapse of the government

Valdība KCoalition vadībā esošā kanclera Olafa Scholza pagājušajā nedēļā izjuka pēc domstarpībām par valsts vājo ekonomiku, lai noraidītu viņa finanšu ministru. This left him behind with a minority government, together with the Greens.

Need for a vote of trust

The exact date for the election must be confirmed by the president, but only after a vote that Scholz has to convene. This vote will take place on December 16, after all parties represented in parliament have agreed on it, according to ARD.

President Steinmeier comments

The German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has to officially confirm the election date, but reports that this is only a matter of form. At another event in Berlin, Steinmeier said on Tuesday: "Our country needs a government capable of acting."

Fast course change

Steinmeier added: "That is why we cannot lose time now. We have to find answers on how we can make our state more capable of acting." Pašreizējā skaidrība par vēlēšanu datumu, kas sākotnēji bija paredzēts 2025. gada septembrī, nāk tikai nedēļu pēc Scholz valdības sabrukuma.

pressure on Chancellor Scholz

Scholz sākotnēji paziņoja, ka vēlas noturēt balsojumu 15. janvārī, bet nekavējoties redzēja opozīcijas kristīgās demokrātiskās savienības (CDU) spiedienu, lai to agrāk novērstu. Friedrich Merz, the chairman of the CDU, said last week: "There is absolutely no reason to wait until January."

unpopular government

Scholz's position regarding the date seemed to change over the weekend. On Friday he tweeted that he wanted to "make new elections easier as soon as possible". Then, on Sunday evening, he said on a German television that he was ready to convene the vote before Christmas.

At the moment, Scholz has a minority government with the Greens. Viņa valdība bauda pieaugošu nepopulārumu Vācijā, un saskaņā ar septembra aptauju Scholz tiek uzskatīts par vienu no nepopulārākajiem kancleriem.