The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, presented this Wednesday a motion of confidence before Parliament, which must be voted on December 16 and pave the way for early general elections on February 23.
“With this step I want to pave the way for early elections to the Bundestag,” the social democratic politician wrote on his social network account a photograph in which he is seen signing the document that he has sent to the president of the Lower House, Bärbel Bas.
After the breakup of the tripartite coalition formed by liberals, greens and social democrats on November 6, Scholz’s Government no longer has a majority in Parliament, so it is taken for granted that the chancellor will lose the vote of confidence.
