Bundestag resolved: New elections on February 23. have been determined!
Bundestag resolved: New elections on February 23. have been determined!
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier finally paved its way for the early Bundestag election on Friday, December 27, 2024 by following the application of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to dissolve the Bundestag. The new elections are scheduled for February 23, 2025, and the election campaign has already started, such as rbb24 . This step marks a decisive moment in the political landscape of Germany after the traffic light coalition from the SPD, Greens and FDP has broken after three years.
Already on December 16, Scholz asked the question of trust in the Bundestag and, as desired, received no majority, which formed the basis for the desired new election. In the past few weeks, Steinmeier had had talks with the parliamentary group leader to probe possible majorities in parliament, but without success. In the history of the Federal Republic, this is only the fourth time that the Bundestag will be dissolved prematurely - a clear indicator of the current political instability. The procedure in accordance with Article 68 of the Basic Law allows the Federal President to take this step within 21 days of a lost question of trust, and Steinmeier decided to act within only eleven days, as daily news. .
An intensive election campaign is about to
The election campaign will be intense and short, as the parties are already preparing their candidates and programs. The SPD and the AfD are planning to determine its Chancellor candidates on January 11th and 12th, while the Greens will hold their party days on January 26 and the CDU and the CSU in the following weeks. The final general debate before the election is scheduled for February 11th. If the Bundestag is dissolved as planned, a completely new legislative group is imminent, which will also produce a smaller Bundestag with only 630 MPs due to an optional reform. This means a significant loss of numerous familiar faces in the German Bundestag.
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