Olaf Scholz

On the night of Sunday, December 15, Kyriakos Mitsotakis' government emerged stronger from the three-day debate on the 2025 state budget proposal. The prime minister dominated the parliamentary debate and was able to focus on his policy in support of citizens on middle and lower incomes. Also, the proposal was supported by more voters than those who belong to New Democracy.

The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200.

On Saturday, the alleged perpetrator of the attack on the outdoor Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, was brought before a magis

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to visit Magdeburg following a tragic incident at the city's Christmas market, where a car plowed into visitors, leaving two people dead and over 50 injured. The attack, which occurred last night, has shocked the nation as authorities work to determine the motives behind it.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz today praised the courage of Gisèle Pelicault, who requested that the trial against her husband, convicted for orchestrating her mass rape over several years, not be held behind closed doors.

Olaf Schultz’s course to the Chancellorship has been pretty much predestined for some time. His governing coalition had fallen apart and the only democratic option he had in his hands was to ask the Bundestag to send him, by order to dissolve it, to the presidential palace.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced a confidence vote in the Bundestag on December 16, 2024, which ultimately resulted in a loss of support for his leadership. The vote, which had been initiated by Scholz himself, sets the stage for early elections. Following the expected loss of the vote, Scholz is expected to request the dissolution of the Bundestag from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in parliament on Dec. 16, setting the stage for early federal elections in February 2025.

Scholz, addressing the Bundestag, defended the decision, framing it as a calculated step to give German voters the power to determine the nation's political future.

Rapid political developments are unfolding in Germany, where Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost the parliamentary vote of confidence.

The first formal step in holding early elections is expected to be completed later today, with the federal parliament meeting to give Chancellor Olaf Scholz a vote of confidence. Following the withdrawal of the Free Democrats (FDP) from the governing coalition, the government has now lost its majority and, barring the unlikely event, Mr Scholz will lose a vote of confidence today.