On November 6th long-bubbling rows in Germany’s three-party coalition finally boiled over, when Olaf Scholz, the Social Democrat (spd) chancellor, fired Christian Lindner, his finance minister, leader of the liberal Free Democrats (fdp),

Mr Scholz declared his plans for the vote of confidence one week after his three-party coalition government collapsed.

After public bickering between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the opposition, he and the Christian Democratic leader have settled on a new date for a confidence vote. Potential ensuing snap elections would force a new governing coalition,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for an early parliamentary election in February

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he'll hold a vote of confidence in parliament next month ahead of election next year

A political crisis persists in Germany. On 16 December, the Bundestag will vote on a confidence motion for Olaf Scholz's government. On Wednesday, the German Chancellor announced that he would formally request the Bundestag to vote on his government’s motion of confidence on 11 December.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has confirmed that on December 11, he will submit a request for a vote of confidence in his government, with the vote scheduled for December 16, citing The Guardian. According to Scholz,