If Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government does not receive a vote of confidence in the vote to be held on December 16, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will have 21 days to dissolve the Bundestag and announce new elections. The head of state has already given the “green light” for the planned schedule of early elections. These – as announced – are to take place on February 23, 2025. All this is the result of the collapse of the previous coalition he led Olaf Scholz i Social Democratic Party of Germany.
As it turns out, Scholz does not have to be the SPD candidate for chancellor. The weekly “Spiegel” describes on Saturday an internal meeting of party parliamentarians who were to express support for the current defense minister German Boris Pistorius.
SPD is in a difficult situation. The party is in third place in the polls with a result of 16 percentjust behind the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD). This is a drop in support of 10 percentage points compared to the 2021 elections.
Olaf Scholz is in trouble. Opposition in the Bundestag and local government
He is at the forefront Christian Democratic Union. CDUof which he is the leader Friedrich Merzcan now count on 32 percent support – says the Politico website.
Spiegel points out that not only the parliamentary group, but also some local politicians are against Scholz.
“Scholz has been creating good policies for the last three years, but he has failed to convince people,” they wrote on Instagram Tim Stoberock and Markus Schreibertwo local government officials from Hamburg, whose mayor was once Olaf Scholz. “It's good that we have Boris Pistorius, who can instill new self-confidence,” they added.
Source: Spiegel, Politico