The German President dissolves Parliament and sets a date for early elections

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced today (Friday) the dissolution of parliament and holding early elections on February 23..

The decision to dissolve Parliament came after the collapse of the government coalition and the vote of no confidence in Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The results of opinion polls show that the conservative opposition has the greatest chance in these elections, ahead of the Alternative for Germany party and the Social-Democratic Party led by Schulz..