In Germany, a motion for a vote of confidence is a rarely used, double-edged constitutional tool that chancellors reach for to manage politically challenging times. (Many other countries refer to ...

The confidence vote was needed because post-World War II Germany’s constitution doesn’t allow the Bundestag to dissolve ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote Monday, setting the stage for parliamentary elections next year.

Germany's post-World War II constitution requires a confidence vote because the Bundestag cannot dissolve itself.

Germany, Europe’s largest economy and normally a pillar of stability, is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence. His government collapsed in ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sent a request to parliament on Wednesday to hold a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, setting a ...

Germany's Scholz Faces a Confidence Vote. It's Expected to Lead to an Election in February BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday that he ...

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new ...

In Germany, a motion for a vote of confidence is a rarely used, double-edged constitutional tool that chancellors reach for ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a plenary session at the German Bundestag, where he faces a vote of confidence, Berlin, Germany, on Monday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a ...