CDU leader urges Scholz to pose vote of confidence after German coalition collapses

Germany's opposition conservatives urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to allow a vote of confidence immediately and hold elections in January, after his rocky three-way coalition collapsed and plunged the country into political chaos. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The coalition fell apart when years of tensions reached their peak in a row over how to plug a multi-billion-euro hole in the budget and how to revive Europe's largest economy, which is headed for its second year of contraction German government collapses after Olaf Scholz sacks finance minister ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/06/german-government-on-brink-of-collapse-after-olaf-scholz-sacks-finance-minister Olaf Scholz faces calls for confidence vote after German coalition collapses ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/07/olaf-scholz-faces-calls-for-immediate-confidence-vote-after-coalition-collapses-german The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #olafscholz #germany #politics #christianliner #frierichmerz