Germany set to hold snap elections on 23 February, reports claim


Germany set to hold snap elections on 23 February, reports claim

Published on 12/11/2024 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz previously suggested new vote could be held in March, following the breakdown of his ruling coalition. Germans are set to head to the polls on 23 February according to domestic media reports, after internal conflict left the country's ruling coalition ruptured last week. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the head of the country's largest opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friederich Merz came to an agreement that a no-confidence vote should be held on 16 December, with elections to follow in February of next year. Scholz previously suggested a no-confidence vote to be held on 15 January, with elections following around March. This was rejected by Merz, who argued that Scholz's government were no longer able to claim a parliamentary majority in order to run the country effectively. Local media reports say that the leaders of conservative CDU and Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) reached the agreement on Tuesday, with a special session planned for the evening to discuss further action. Federal elections were originally scheduled to be held late next year.