At the beginning of 2025, the Bundestag will raise the question of a vote of confidence in the government and early parliamentary elections could be held before the end of March 2025. This was announced by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on November 6.
“Immediately in the first week of the Bundestag meeting of the new year, I will raise the question of a vote of confidence so that the Bundestag can vote on it on January 15.” he told reporters in Berlin.
If the majority of parliamentarians do not express confidence in him, members of the Bundestag will decide whether to call early elections. The Chancellor clarified that, in accordance with the legislation, they may take place “no later than the end of March” 2025.
In addition, Scholz commented on the resignation of the German Finance Minister. Christian Lindner. The official, according to the chancellor, did not show any desire to accept proposals for the good of the country.
“Too often, Federal Minister Lindner has inappropriately blocked laws. Too often he adhered to petty-bourgeois party tactics. Too often he violated my trust. “There is no basis of trust for further cooperation.” – Der Spiegel magazine quotes him.
November 5 Member of the Bundestag Sara Wagenknecht stated that, in the context of a brewing crisis in the ruling Traffic Light coalition (SPD, Greens, FDP), Scholz should raise the question of a vote of confidence in the government in the Bundestag. He also criticized Lindner’s actions.
Previously, on November 3, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported that 85% of German citizens expressed dissatisfaction with the work of the ruling Traffic Light coalition. According to the survey, the CDU/CSU bloc leads the popularity index of political forces in Germany.
On September 22, elections to the Brandenburg state parliament were held. Scholz’s SPD won 30.9% of the vote, the AfD 29.2%. The third and fourth places were occupied by the opposition parties “Union for Reason and Justice” (SUV) of Sarah Wagenknecht with 13.5% and the CDU with 12.1%, Izvestia recalls.
