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The German president dissolved the lower house of parliament after a vote of no confidence in the Scholz government. Early elections are scheduled for February 23, with Friedrich Merz of the CDU/CSU as the main candidate for victory.

Elon Musk said on social network X that the AfD party is the only one that can “save Germany. ” German politicians criticized this statement and accused the billionaire of interfering in the election.

Olaf Scholz will face a vote of confidence in the Bundestag, which he is likely to lose due to the collapse of the coalition. Early elections for the new chancellor are scheduled for February 23, with Friedrich Merz as the main competitor.

In Berlin, four young people aged 16-19 were detained for attacking Social Democratic Party activists and injuring two police officers. The incident occurred during a demonstration where right-wing and left-wing activists clashed.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will propose a vote of confidence on Wednesday. After the expected defeat and resignation of the government, the country is preparing for new elections, where the Conservatives are leading with 31% of support.

Friedrich Merz, the CDU candidate for chancellor, plans to visit Ukraine in the coming days. After the visit, he intends to inform his European partners about the results of the trip.

The president of Ukraine will hold a telephone conversation with Olaf Scholz on November 29. The leaders will discuss the reaction to Russia's attempts to prolong the war and its intentions regarding missile strikes.

The SPD has unanimously nominated Olaf Scholz as its candidate for chancellor in the early elections in 2025. The decision came after the rejection of the more popular Boris Pistorius and the collapse of the “traffic light coalition”.

Olaf Scholz will be nominated as the SPD candidate for chancellor in the early elections in 2025. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius withdrew from the election in favor of Scholz.

Boris Pistorius has announced that he will not run for the post of German Chancellor. This is his personal decision, despite the support of the SPD and his greater popularity compared to Scholz.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone conversation with Putin about the war in Ukraine. The conversation turned out to be beneficial for both sides, but the Russian dictator benefited the most.

At a closed-door meeting, SPD MPs expressed dissatisfaction with Olaf Scholz as a candidate for the election. They propose to replace him with the more popular Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

German Chancellor Scholz defends his position on not sending long-range missiles to Ukraine. His main opponent Merz is leading in the polls and supports the provision of Taurus to Kyiv.

Germany will hold new elections on February 23, 2024 due to the collapse of the ruling coalition. Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to ask for a vote of confidence in the Bundestag on December 16.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner after he called for early elections. After the crisis meeting, the delegation of the Free Democratic Party left the office.

Germany's left-wing populist party is demanding that the mainstream parties stop arming Ukraine in exchange for help in governing the eastern states. This is causing tensions in the federal coalition and could undermine the pro-Ukrainian consensus.

Matthias Mirsch, the new SPD secretary general, expressed support for former Chancellor Schroeder, despite his ties to Putin. Mearsch said he highly appreciates Schroeder's life achievements, although he has a different view of the war in Ukraine.

The Social Democratic Party of Germany received 30. 9% of the vote in the Brandenburg elections, ahead of the far-right AfD with 29.2%. This is an unexpected success for the SPD, which had been lagging behind throughout the campaign.

Michael Roth of the SPD called on the German leadership not to cut military aid to Ukraine. He emphasized that the Ukrainian army needs the full support of its most important military ally in Europe.

Unidentified persons opened fire on the office of MP Lars Duesterhoft in Berlin and left a sign condemning Germany for genocide. The politician links the incident to the situation in the Middle East and criticizes the government for supporting Israel.

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the SPD party headquarters in Dresden, Germany, a few weeks before the state elections in Saxony: bullet holes were found in the windows on the third floor.

In the European Parliament elections in Germany, the conservative CDU / CSU bloc received about 30% of the vote.

Citizens of Slovakia, Italy, Latvia and Malta vote for members of the European Parliament on June 8, while Germany and most other EU states will vote on June 9.

Germany has recalled its ambassador from russia for consultations amid accusations that Moscow was involved in cyberattacks on German defense, aerospace companies and the ruling party.

A candidate of the Social Democratic Party of Germany was beaten and seriously injured during campaigning for the European Parliament elections in Dresden, he was taken to the hospital.

NATO has condemned Russia's malicious cyber campaign against the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Czech institutions. The Alliance is considering a coordinated response.

Germany summoned the russian ambassador after completing an investigation into last year's cyberattack on the SPD server. The investigation found that the hacker group APT28, supported by the Russian state, was behind the attack.

Nine suspects accused of preparing a violent coup d'état in Germany to overthrow the government and impose martial law will appear in court today.

Three suspects were arrested in Germany for spying for China, allegedly passing information on military technology to the Chinese intelligence service.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a "very important boost" for diplomacy on Ukraine.