Deutschland steht vor vorgezogenen Neuwahlen, da Olaf Scholz die Vertrauensabstimmung verliert

***The Times reports:***

Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the Bundestag on Monday afternoon, paving the way for early elections that look likely to end his tenure as chancellor of Germany.

The “traffic light” coalition between Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens broke down last month, leaving the chancellor without a governing majority.

Scholz is now expected to ask President Steinmeier to dissolve parliament, though he and his ministers would remain in a caretaker role until the next government is formed. That process could take months if coalition negotiations are protracted.

The vote ends months of political gridlock which saw the coalition parties squabble over economic policy and rigid constitutional budget rules as Germany’s economy struggled, until Scholz booted the FDP out last month.

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