German opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, opposes timetable laid out by chancellor in news conference
Germany’s centre-right opposition leader has called for an immediate vote of confidence to be held in parliament, after Olaf Scholz’s ruling coalition collapsed.
“The end last night is the end of the traffic light,” Merz said, referring to Scholz’s three-way coalition government, “and hence the end of this mandate”.The opposition leader told reporters his parliamentary group had agreed unanimously that Scholz should schedule the confidence vote by next week “at the latest”, after which the country’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, would have 21 days to dissolve the Bundestag lower house of parliament.
“I am of course ready to have talks … and assume responsibility,” Merz said, but he implied the deal would be off if Scholz intended to drag his feet on a new political start for the country.
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