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Germany Sets Feb 23, 2025 Snap Election After Scholz Fires Finance Minister Lindner

Nov 12, 2024, 09:43 AM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats, along with the Greens and Conservatives, have proposed holding snap elections on February 23, 2025, following the collapse of his centre-left coalition government. The coalition split occurred after Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leading to a loss of confidence in the government's stability. Scholz plans to trigger the election by submitting to a confidence vote in December.