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Germany's president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23
BY The Canadian Press, Dec 27, 2024 1:40 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Scholzlost a confidence voteon Dec. 16 and leads a minority government after his unpopular and notoriously rancorous three-party coalitioncollapsed on Nov.(The Canadian Press)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition.
Scholzlost a confidence voteon Dec. 16 and leads a minority government after his unpopular and notoriously rancorous three-party coalitioncollapsed on Nov. 6when he fired his finance minister in a dispute over how to revitalizeGermany’s stagnant economy.
Leaders of several major parties then agreed that a parliamentary election should be held on Feb. 23, seven months earlier than originally planned.
Since the post-World War II constitution doesn’t allow the Bundestag to dissolve itself, it was up to Steinmeier to decide whether to dissolve parliament and call an election. He had 21 days to make that decision. Once parliament is dissolved, the election must be held within 60 days.
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