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Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his governing coalition were defeated in the vote for the European Parliament, but early elections are unlikely.
By Christopher F. Schuetze and Sarah Maslin Nir
Report from Berlin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to the Group of 7 summit in Italy on Thursday as a reduced leader following Sunday’s setbacks in the European Parliament elections.
The three parties in his coalition government won fewer votes than the Conservative opposition combined. The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has become the country’s second-largest party.
While in France President Emmanuel Macron’s even worse defeat at the hands of the right led him to call new elections to the National Assembly, that result is not expected in Germany, where the effects reverberate differently.
Here’s why.
Some opposition leaders said the effects of the lack of confidence in the chancellor and his coalition are such that he too would have to call new federal elections.
He has definitively answered: no.
The explanation may be as undeniable as the difference between the French and German systems. While President Macron may simply call new elections to the French parliament, a new vote in Germany may take place after a confusing procedure triggered by a no-confidence motion. by the parliamentary majority of the chancellor. This makes early elections incredibly rare in Germany, which have been held three times in the Federal Republic’s 75-year history.
While the three parties of the coalition government attacked the EU. At the national level, they still have a majority of seats in the German Parliament. However unpopular the coalition may be, it will most likely persevere and hope to change the situation. before the next normal federal election in 2025.
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