Germany’s Scholz loses confidence vote, paving way for elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence, triggering early elections on February 23.

Scholz, whose coalition government collapsed in November, orchestrated the vote to dissolve his minority administration and seek a fresh mandate.

His Social Democratic Party (SPD) trails heavily in polls, while the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leads.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is polling near 20%, complicating future coalition building.

Fragmentation in German politics, with radical parties gaining ground, threatens the stability of traditional centrist alliances, the BBC has reported.

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