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On 16 December 2024, Scholz called a vote of confidence in the ruling government, which was lost. [2] As a result, an early 2025 federal election is to be held, with the parties having agreed on 23 February 2025 as the date. [3] The 23 February date for the election was confirmed by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on 27 December 2024. [4]
The 2024 European Parliament election was the first national election to be held in Germany since the 2021 federal election, in which former Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats CDU-CSU lost to the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Olaf Scholz [6] who formed a "traffic light coalition" with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Alliance 90/The Greens.
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Germany’s electoral system traditionally produces coalitions, and polls show no party anywhere near an absolute majority on its own. The election is expected to be followed by weeks of negotiations to form a new government. Confidence votes are rare in Germany, a country of 83 million people that prizes stability.
Germany is expected to hold a snap election on Feb. 23 after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition last month. Germany has two, centrist big tent parties: Scholz's centre-left Social ...
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which had topped polls for the past two years in the state, won 29.2%, according to provisional official results by the State Electoral Commissioner.
European Parliament election results map by member state, shaded by EP group popular vote winner The 2024 elections in the European Union include European, national and regional elections in the EU member states .
The cabinet has agreed to recommend the date to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has to decide, the government press office said on its website. ... Germany plans to hold general elections ...