Germany’s Parliament Dissolved
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced the dissolution of the country's lower house of parliament, paving the way for early elections in February.
Germany's head of state started the countdown to a general election on Friday by dissolving the country's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag.
"I have decided to dissolve the 20th German Bundestag to fix the date for an early election for February 23rd," Steinmeier said in a speech and added that "political stability in Germany is a precious asset."
Steinmeier's decision follows a request to do so after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence in the legislature on December 16, Deutsche Welle reported.
Steinmeier set the date for the new election for February 23.
The parliamentary leaders of Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the conservative opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had agreed on the date.
