German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a confidence vote following the collapse of his coalition government. He has lost the vote, paving the way for elections in February. DW has the latest.
Dude? Are we talking about the same thing? Please check the results of the link I have provided, where you can see that the SPD voted yes for Olaf Scholz, which is himself from the SPD.
the mechanism isn’t meant for willy-nilly forcing new elections just because the guy in front wants it so.
That is exactly what this mechanism is for. The chancellor is literally the only person that can call for this kind of vote of confidence (Vertrauensfrage).
He asked his own people to vote this way to force new elections
What are his own people? Party members? They voted for trust. https://www.bundestag.de/parlament/plenum/abstimmung/abstimmung?id=938
Seriously, do you people even look for sources before making any claims?
German member of his party… Am Primary source
Jaja, have you check the results I posted? Nobody voted “no”, 6 people didn’t submit their vote.
Trolling for rubles? :D
Dude? Are we talking about the same thing? Please check the results of the link I have provided, where you can see that the SPD voted yes for Olaf Scholz, which is himself from the SPD.
Seriously though. I said he asked the party members, they did not oblige. Original commenter sucks Russian dick.
I see the misunderstanding. Nonetheless any sources backing that claim?
And not a single one listend?
Yes, this is still massively dishonest, as the mechanism isn’t meant for willy-nilly forcing new elections just because the guy in front wants it so.
That is exactly what this mechanism is for. The chancellor is literally the only person that can call for this kind of vote of confidence (Vertrauensfrage).
https://www.bundestag.de/services/glossar/glossar/V/vertrauensfrage-245558
You might be thinking of the constructive vote of no confidence, which is a different mechanism that allows parliament to elect a new chancellor.
https://www.bundestag.de/services/glossar/glossar/K/konst_misstrau-245482