Skip next section What are the steps to a new election?
11/13/2024November 13, 2024
What are the steps to a new election?
If the February 23 date is confirmed by German President Steinmeier, this is what must happen before the elections take place:
- ChancellorOlaf Scholz will put forward a motion in the lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, for a vote of confidence in his government
- The Bundestag would vote on the motion 48 hours later, with the expectation that the government would lose, seeing it no longer has a majority in parliament
- Scholz would propose to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that the Bundestag be dissolved, in accordance with Article 68 of the Basic Law, or constitution
- Under the law, the president would then have 21 days to dissolve the parliament, though he is not obliged to do so under the constitution
- If he does, he will set a date for the election within the 60 days of dissolution, as stipulated by the Basic Law
- Normally, the president will follow the government’s recommendation as to the date for the election — in this case, February 23
- National elections in Germany always take place on a Sunday
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11/13/2024November 13, 2024
Dismissal of Lindner ‘unavoidable,’ says Scholz
In his speech, Scholz said his , which triggered the collapse of the three-way coalition government “was right and it was unavoidable.”
The decision led to the withdrawal of Lindner’s Free Democrats (FDP) from the government, leaving it to govern with a parliamentary minority.
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Skip next section German chancellor urges agreement on legislation ahead of elections
11/13/2024November 13, 2024
German chancellor urges agreement on legislation ahead of elections
In his first address to the German parliament, the Bundestag, after his coalition collapsed last week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged lawmakers to reach agreement on important legislation before .
He also confirmed that a vote of confidence in his minority government would be held on December 16, which would pave the way for snap elections set for February.
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Skip next section Scholz calls for parliamentary support for his government’s initiatives
11/13/2024November 13, 2024
Scholz calls for parliamentary support for his government’s initiatives
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged German parliamentarians to help his now minority government to push through important legislation it has been planning.
“Let us work together before the elections for the good of the country,” he said.
Scholz said his government’s planned reforms to the tax system were among the things that should be passed before January.
Other legislation he mentioned included initiatives for economic growth, reforms to the tax system, a rise in the child allowance and protection for the Constitutional Court, particularly in the light of the rise of populism.
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