A decision Olaf Scholza ws. Christian Lindner's resignation government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in an interview with the German Press Agency. The Chancellor is also expected to announce a statement on this matter in person.
The politician also announced that it would take place on January 15 vote on a vote of confidencewhich may lead to early elections in March. Such a proposal had been made earlier by Lindner.
“The traffic light coalition is coming to an end. He is falling after almost three years in power,” comments the German portal Tagesschau.
Problems in Olaf Scholz's government. The coalition partners failed to reconcile
Let us remind you that from 2021 in Germany “signal light coalition” named after the colors of its parts: SPD – red, FDP – yellow and Greens identified with the color green.
After the 2021 parliamentary elections, no party won enough seats to govern alone. They joined together in a coalition of parties with quite different views. As it turned out, they failed to maintain their agreement.
Faced with a large budget hole, the FDP, led by Christian Lindner, issued a document demanding liberal economic reforms, which were difficult to accept for the remaining two batches.
On Wednesday, representatives of the ruling coalition met at the crisis headquarters to discuss whether they will be able to reconcile their divergent positions on economic and financial issues. – The talks showed that this is not possible – said a source from Linder's environment, citing Tagesschau.
The collapse of the coalition in Germany. FDP chooses a different path
The FDP is the smallest party in the coalition and currently has only four percent support – below the threshold needed to enter the German parliament in the next federal elections to be held in September.
“This means that its leaders are considering breaking up the coalition save your political future“- comments Politico.
While Scholz could potentially seek to continue in a minority government, there is no majority to pass the budgetwhich increases the likelihood of early elections.
Source: DPA, Tagesschau, Politico