Welp.
Everyone’s best guess was correct. Scholz lost the no-confidence vote today…
Good Morning from Germany, where the parliament cleared the way for an early election on Feb. 23, seven months earlier than scheduled: In the vote on the vote of confidence, 207 MPs voted for Scholz, 394 against him, and 116 abstained. As intended, the Chancellor fell well short… pic.twitter.com/Z8PhyxRsv6
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) December 16, 2024
…As intended, the Chancellor fell well short of the required majority of at least 367 votes.
…and is out as chancellor of Germany.
JUST IN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to ask him to dissolve parliament and call for early elections. pic.twitter.com/YEJUSgAZe2
— DW Politics (@dw_politics) December 16, 2024
It has been all about money and what Scholz’s coalition has…
