The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally proposed.

The decision follows a budget fight that prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fire his finance minister and announce a confidence vote that is widely expected to fail.

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian democratic (CDU/CSU) opposition, is pushing for a confidence vote before Christmas.

Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s pro-business party.

Germany is set to head to the polls on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left coalition. Parliamentary leaders from the country's largest political parties - including Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) and the opposition conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - reached an agreement on Tuesday on a timetable

German legislators on Monday scrapped a crucial budget planning meeting as parties continued to wrangle over the timing of an election to end a period of political uncertainty after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition broke up last week.

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a vote of confidence in his government following the coalition's collapse. This move could pave the way for early parliamentary elections, which pose significant political and organisational challenges.

On Nov. 11, by Hamburg city parliament members Markus Schreiber and Tim Stoberock suggested that Defense Minister Boris Pistorius should replace Scholz as “Germany's most popular politician,” capable of leading the SPD to victory.