Germany’s government crisis began at the beginning of last month, when the liberal party FDP left the government.
In Germany, there is a vote of confidence in the government today. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has confirmed today’s federal days earlier in December as the date of the vote of confidence.
Scholz’s government coalition is expected to lose the vote of confidence. If the governing coalition loses, it will lead to the dissolution of the German parliament.
In the event of a possible dissolution of the parliament, the Federal President of Germany orders elections to be held. They should be held at the end of February.
Election campaigning has already started. Key issues include rampant economic growth, support for Ukraine and immigration policy. So far, Scholz’s Social Democrats have fared significantly worse in opinion polls than the opposition Christian Democrats.
Germany’s government crisis began at the beginning of last month, when the liberal party FDP left the government, leaving Scholz to lead a minority government of Social Democrats and Greens.