As Expected, Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote Paving the Way for Early Elections

After heading a minority government for the past six weeks, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost his confidence vote in the Bundestag on Dec. 16, with 394 voting against him, 207 for him,and 116 abstentions. The result was no surprise, after his Green Party coalition partner, with the consent of Schol