A vote of no confidence was announced against Scholz: early elections are going to be called in Germany,
This is the sixth time a vote of confidence has been raised in the government in German history.
The Bundestag passed a vote of no confidence in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Now German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has 21 days to decide to dissolve parliament, writes Deutsche Welle.
The publication noted that the decision to announce a vote of confidence in Scholz was supported by 207 deputies, and 394 were against it. Another 116 deputies abstained. Therefore, the Chancellor failed to obtain the required 367 votes.
After the vote in the Bundestag, he plans to ask Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to dissolve parliament. Several weeks ago, he made it clear to the leaders of the parliamentary groups CDU/CSU, SPD and the Greens that he was ready to do this, calling February 23…
