German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday he would be ready to call a snap election if Chancellor Olaf Scholz fails a vote of no confidence in the Bundestag.
"If the Bundestag deprives the chancellor of confidence in line with Article 68 of the Basic Law, I am ready to accept this decision. Our constitution outlines the specific circumstances for such a decision, but our country needs a sustainable majority and a government capable of functioning. This will be my criterion," Steinmeier said in a press address.
He said the mere fact of initiating the vote of no confidence will enable a snap election, even though there has rarely been a minority government in parliament during Germany's entire 75-year modern history.
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