December 16, 2024 10:14 PM

German parliament votes no-confidence in Chancellor Scholz, paving way for election

The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government. Scholz's three-party coalition fell apart last month after the pro-market Free Democrats quit in a row over debt, leaving his Social Democrats and the Greens without a parliamentary majority just when Germany faces adeepening economic crisis. Under rules designed to prev...