Polls Suggest Defeat for Scholz as Germany Faces Snap Election

Germany is set to hold snap elections in February; however, early polls suggest Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party will be defeated. Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16, paving the way for a new parliamentary election by February. However, the final decision on the exact date for the election—which Reuters reported as Feb. 23—rests with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Collapse Scholz’s three-way alliance comprising his center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), the left-wing eco party Greens, and the center-right Free Democratic Party (FDP) faced increasing pressure as it struggled over disputes about economic priorities....