The government in Germany has quarreled – there may be new elections – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

On Wednesday, Finance Minister Christian Lindner was fired by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz after several months of disagreement between the governing party SDP, FDP and the Greens. A few hours after the sacking, Lindner’s party, the FDP, withdrew the rest of its ministers from the partnership. Scholz says he had proposed a plan to reduce energy costs, increase investments and maintain support for Ukraine, but that Lindner was unwilling to accept the plan. Now Scholz owes the former finance minister for being narrow-minded and selfish in a time of great uncertainty. There may be new elections next year, Scholz says he will ask cabinet questions in January. If he does not get a majority and confidence, there will probably be new elections in Germany in March next year, six months before the original election in September. But opposition leader Friedrich Merz in the CDU believes the vote should be carried out immediately, reports Reuters. – The coalition no longer has a majority in the Bundestag. We therefore ask the Chancellor to request a vote of confidence immediately, early next week at the latest. He then believes that a possible new election can be held at the end of January. Merz is supported by the parliamentary leader of the FDP, Christian Dürr. – We need a clarification quickly, he says to the German broadcaster ARD, according to Reuters. Published 07.11.2024, at 09.55 Updated 07.11.2024, at 10.11



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