German President Dissolves Parliament, February Election

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the Bundestag, setting the stage for early elections on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government, with the conservative CDU leading in the polls. The election campaign is heated, focusing on the struggling economy, migration, and the Magdeburg Christmas Market attack, with Germany’s political future at a crossroads as the country faces a potential shift to the right or a more centrist path forward.

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