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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections in February.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections in February.

Olaf Scholz, center right, with members of the Social Democratic party’s parliamentary group in in Berlin in September. Mr. Scholz will be Germany’s ninth postwar chancellor.

Olaf Scholz, who replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor about three weeks ago, gave the traditional New Year’s Eve address for the first time and called for unity and vaccinations.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz adjusts his black eye patch during the first day of the budget 2024 debate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023.

His personal approval rating slipped 10 points to just 32 per cent in a recent poll. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has driven sweeping changes in security, economic and migration policy during his first 100 ...