Chancellor makes fiery appeal in parliament for opposition support ‘for the good of the country’
, has called on opposition parties to support key legislation after last week losing his majority in parliament, urging them to prevent his country from becoming as polarised as the US.
“The date at the end of February has now been set and I am very grateful for that,” the chancellor said on Wednesday. Four candidates are expected to make their pitch for the chancellery to voters in February. Scholz has said he wants to run as chancellor candidate again, though his party has not yet announced his candidacy.
Also speaking in the packed Bundestag, Lindner said Scholz did not appear to be listening to the German people. “If you only go round in a circle, you can’t expect to lead a coalition of progress,” he said. Of his sacking, he said: “Sometimes being relieved of something is freeing.”For the Greens, Robert Habeck, the economy minister and vice-chancellor, will lead his party as candidate for chancellor.
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