Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence on Monday, setting up a federal election early next year. Scholz ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost in a vote of confidence in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on Monday. The ...

The vote on Monday (local time) came after Scholz's fragile coalition collapsed, sparking a political crisis in the largest economy of the European Union.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to ...