Germany’s president dissolves parliament ahead of snap election
10 months in The guardian
Formal step taken by Frank-Walter Steinmeier after chancellor Olaf Scholz lost confidence vote in BundestagGermany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has dissolved parliament and called a snap election on 23 February after Olaf Scholz’s fractious three-way coalition collapsed three years into its mandate.The national vote will come seven months ahead of schedule amid a rocky stretch of unusual political turmoil for the EU’s top economic power, with growth rates flatlining, industry in crisis and the far right on the rise. Continue reading...
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