As reported by “Bild”, according to “today's assessment” Steinmeier considers “February 23, 2025 as a realistic date for new elections”explained the office of the federal president after the talks between the head of state and the opposition leader CDU Friedrich Merz, the chairman of the SPD parliamentary group Rolf Muetzenich and the leaders of the Green parliamentary group Britta Hasselmann and Katharina Droege.
Earlier on Tuesday social democrats from SPD, the Greens and the opposition Christian Democrats they agreed that early elections to the Bundestag will be held on February 23, 2025.
In turn, the chancellor Olaf Scholz already December 16 announced that he would submit a motion to vote on the matter a vote of confidence in his government.
If Scholz's government fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the president will have 21 days to dissolve the Bundestag and announce new elections. The election must be held within 60 days of resolution of parlament
The collapse of the German government coalition. AfD is gaining
On the same day, “Bild” reported that the far right had benefited from the collapse of the government coalition and recorded the greatest increase in support. In the first poll, the AfD achieved 19.5 percent, gaining 1.5 percentage points.
“According to the head of the Insa institute, Hermann Binkert, support for the far right is growing for two reasons: coalition collapse and victory Donald Trump in the US presidential elections“- reported “Bild”.
Support for the chancellor's SPD Olaf Scholz remains at 15.5%.
Christian Democratic Union CDU/CSU gained half a percentage point, reaching 32.5 percent support. The Greens increased their support by 1 percentage point, reaching 11.5%, and the liberal FDP is supported by 5%. voters, which means an increase of 0.5 percentage points.
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