Monday 11/November/2024 – 07:10 AM
Germany is facing a severe political crisis, which may put the government of Chancellor Olaf in ruins Schulzfacing a test of confidence, which makes it possible for her to be overthrown before the end of this year.
After the collapse of the divided tripartite coalition government, which caused political chaos in the country, the German Chancellor said that he saw it possible to call for a vote of confidence in the Bundestag (German House of Representatives) before Christmas.
Schulz’s position differs from what he previously announced that he intends to raise the issue of confidence in the government to Parliament on January 15, after the collapse of the tripartite government coalition that includes the Socialist Party, the Green Party, and the Free Democratic Party.
The day before yesterday, Schulz announced his rejection of the conservative opposition’s demand to hold a vote of confidence by early next week, to pave the way for elections in mid-January.
Collapse of the ruling coalition in Germany
Schulz ended his alliance with the Greens and conservative Free Democrats last Wednesday, when he fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner from the Free Democratic Party, depriving his ruling three-party coalition of a majority in the House of Representatives.
The German Chancellor is trying to postpone the elections until next March, to give his party more time to recover, as he met on Thursday evening with the leader of the opposition conservatives, Friedrich Merz, and told him that he intends to stick to his timetable.
Lars Klingbeil, head of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, warned that discussions about the date of the parliamentary elections would become very heated and fraught with partisan maneuvering.
In statements to the German News Agency (DPA), Klingbeil said on Sunday: “For me, this discussion has become too exaggerated and too emotionally charged.”
Klingbeil added that an agreement must be reached in the coming days between the parties and parliamentary blocs in Parliament on the organizationally possible date for holding elections, taking into account adherence to the necessary deadlines.
He called for listening to the estimates of experts, such as the chair of the Federal Election Commission, the heads of regional election committees, as well as municipal officials, and for them to be included in the decision.
The party leader stressed that these deliberations should not be drawn into a partisan dispute, stressing that what is important is to find the ideal timing for holding elections apart from discussing this matter in public, and added: “Democracy needs time.”
