German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a confidence vote following the collapse of his coalition government. He has lost the vote, paving the way for elections in February. DW has the latest.
the mechanism isn’t meant for willy-nilly forcing new elections just because the guy in front wants it so.
That is exactly what this mechanism is for. The chancellor is literally the only person that can call for this kind of vote of confidence (Vertrauensfrage).
He asked his own people to vote this way to force new elections
And not a single one listend?
What are his own people? Party members? They voted for trust. https://www.bundestag.de/parlament/plenum/abstimmung/abstimmung?id=938
Seriously, do you people even look for sources before making any claims?
German member of his party… Am Primary source
Jaja, have you check the results I posted? Nobody voted “no”, 6 people didn’t submit their vote.
Trolling for rubles? :D
Yes, this is still massively dishonest, as the mechanism isn’t meant for willy-nilly forcing new elections just because the guy in front wants it so.
That is exactly what this mechanism is for. The chancellor is literally the only person that can call for this kind of vote of confidence (Vertrauensfrage).
https://www.bundestag.de/services/glossar/glossar/V/vertrauensfrage-245558
You might be thinking of the constructive vote of no confidence, which is a different mechanism that allows parliament to elect a new chancellor.
https://www.bundestag.de/services/glossar/glossar/K/konst_misstrau-245482