Ruling coalition falls apart, German President plans to dissolve Parliament

On November 7th, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced plans to dissolve Parliament and pave the way for early elections.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made the announcement after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left coalition government, and called on all parties to act responsibly. (Source: Reuters)

Speaking at a press conference that same day, Steinmeier emphasized the importance of reason and responsibility at this time.

Chancellor Scholz plans to submit a plan to hold a confidence vote in Parliament following the departure of one of the three partners in the governing coalition, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) of Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Only after the confidence vote will President Steinmeier have the right to call for new elections.

Opposition parties now want an immediate vote of confidence after Finance Minister Christian Lindner was fired by Chancellor Scholz during a crisis management meeting on the evening of November 6.

On the evening of November 6, Germany's three-party ruling coalition collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision to dismiss Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP), claiming that Lindner had failed to fulfill his basic task of drawing up the budget and had lost the respect of his fellow cabinet members.

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