Dissolution of the Bundestag in Germany – the president called for new elections – Politics

German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the Bundestag and called early elections for February 23, 2025.

This is reported by Spiegel and Deutschlandfunk.

Steinmeier followed Chancellor Olaf Scholz's request to dissolve parliament after a failed confidence vote. The president has already signaled that he will agree to the dissolution of the Bundestag.