In Germany, a motion for a vote of confidence is a rarely used, double-edged constitutional tool that chancellors reach for to manage politically challenging times. (Many other countries refer to ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote Monday, setting the stage for parliamentary elections next year.

The confidence vote was needed because post-World War II Germany’s constitution doesn’t allow the Bundestag to dissolve ...

There will be seven major parties for which Germans will vote. Four of the seven have made ... Merz of the CDU/CSU is highly likely to be Germany’s new chancellor. National opinion polls ...

Germany's post-World War II constitution requires a confidence vote because the Bundestag cannot dissolve itself.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote Monday in the country's Parliament, paving the way for a snap election in February next year. Confidence votes in Germany are relatively rare.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sent a request to parliament on Wednesday to hold a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, setting a ...

Germany's Scholz Faces a Confidence Vote. It's Expected to Lead to an Election in February BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday that he ...

In Germany, a motion for a vote of confidence is a rarely used, double-edged constitutional tool that chancellors reach for ...

Germany, Europe’s largest economy and normally a pillar of stability, is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence. His government collapsed in ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a plenary session at the German Bundestag, where he faces a vote of confidence, Berlin, Germany, on Monday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a ...