President calls German early election plan 'realistic'

by · DW

Germany's biggest political parties have agreed on a timetable leading to an early election in February after Chancellor Scholz's three-party governing coalition collapsed last week. DW has more.

  • German President Steinmeier approved the timeline recommended by parliamentary leaders to set potential new elections on February 23, 2025
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition collapsed last week
  • Scholz is set to call for a vote of confidence in mid-December, which he is widely expected to lose