World in brief: November 13, 2024
GERMANY: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on December 16, paving the way forward for an early parliamentary election in February.
Mr Scholz declared his plans for a vote of confidence during a speech in parliament today, one week after his three-party coalition government collapsed.
He had initially wanted to have an early election only by late March.
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