Pressure mounts on Germany's Scholz to trigger election

German SPD members urge Scholz to drop out before snap elections
On Nov. 11, by Hamburg city parliament members Markus Schreiber and Tim Stoberock suggested that Defense Minister Boris Pistorius should replace Scholz as “Germany's most popular politician,” capable of leading the SPD to victory.
Scholz facing mounting pressure to bring forward German election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under increasing pressure from rival parties to accelerate plans for a general election, with conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz calling for a crucial vote to set the process going as early as Wednesday.
Pressure mounts on Olaf Scholz for early confidence vote as Germany’s coalition fractures
Europe’s largest economy was thrown into disarray last week with the collapse of Scholz’s three-way coalition and disagreements over how much money the government should spend to encourage growth and support Ukraine.
Olaf Scholz signals willingness for earlier German confidence vote
The move's timing is earlier than the January date he proposed and would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his coalition.
Pressure Builds on Olaf Scholz to Bring Forward German Confidence Vote
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came under increasing pressure on Sunday to bring forward a vote of confidence in parliament that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his governing coalition.
Germany's Scholz says ready to hold confidence vote this year
Germany's embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he would be ready to ask for a confidence vote this year to pave the way for snap elections.
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Scholz says he is open to confidence vote idea
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has indicated he is willing to hold a parliamentary confidence vote before Christmas, as ...
Germany government collapse: Pressure mounts on Chancellor Scholz to trigger election
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Germany’s coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition.
Olaf Scholz: Germany’s steady hand losing grip on power
He will hope to pull off another surprise victory, as he did in 2021 when he replaced Angela Merkel. Read more at ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leaving ruling coalition in disarray
The three-year-old union between Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signals concessions on timing of confidence vote
Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he might be prepared to bring ... With the FDP pulling its ministers out of the ...
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Poll: Most Germans back defence minister as SPD chancellor candidate
A majority of Germans would like to see Defence Minister Boris Pistorius run as candidate to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz, ...