Steinmeier dissolves the German parliament on December 27

According to Isna, the spokesman of the German presidency also announced, according to Frank Walter Steinmeier: “In recent days, I have met with representatives of various groups and factions in the German parliament with the aim of ensuring that there is no prospect of forming a stable parliamentary majority for the German government. I spoke.”

According to Tass News agency, the spokesman of Steinmeier’s office also said: “I have decided to dissolve the parliament according to Article 68 of the Constitution on December 27, 2023.”

On December 16, German Chancellor Olaf Schultz asked Steinmeier to dissolve parliament after failing a vote of confidence.

Earlier, the majority of German representatives refused to vote no confidence in Schultz in an extraordinary session, paving the way for early parliamentary elections.

This was the sixth vote of confidence in the chancellor in modern German history.

According to the law, the German president is required to dissolve the parliament within 21 days. New elections will be held within 60 days after the dissolution of the parliament.

Steinmeier announced the possibility of early elections on February 23, 2025.

Based on the election results, a new government is formed and a new chancellor is elected.

Germany is facing an acute political crisis due to differences within the ruling coalition including the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party over budgetary, financial and economic policies, including more support for Kiev and the issue of the so-called debt brake.

On November 6, Schultz decided to fire the finance minister; An action that led to the collapse of the ruling coalition.

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