December 27, 2024
Germany’s president dissolves parliament and calls early elections for February 23
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved Germany’s lower house to pave the way for early elections on February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s tripartite coalition collapsed. “Especially in difficult times like now, stability requires a government capable of acting and reliable majorities in parliament,” which is why early elections were the right way for Germany, Steinmeier said in Berlin. After the election, problem solving must again become the core business of politics, Steinmeier added in a speech. The president, whose position was largely ceremonial in the post-war era, also called for the election campaign to be conducted fairly and transparently.
