German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the main opposition conservatives have agreed on a date for early elections. February 23rd. The snap election was prompted by the collapse of the coalition government last week – when Scholz fired his finance minister. Scholz has bowed to political pressure and agreed to hold the election a month earlier than he originally suggested.
00:00 Germany to hold snap poll on February 23rd
02:46 DW’s chief political editor Michaela Küfner explains what happens next.
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