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GERMANY: Scholz Says No Confidence Vote 13 Nov-Spox

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A gov't spox has confirmed that Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he will not call a confidence vote in his minority gov't for Wednesday 13 November. An early confidence vote had been demanded by opposition conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, ahead of the original 15 January 2025 date mooted by Scholz following the collapse of the 'traffic light' coalition. 

  • The parliamentary manager of the Christian Social Union (CSU, the CDU's Bavarian sister party) Alexander Hoffmann said earlier that the opposition would block any legislative efforts from the minority Social Democrat-Green administration until a confidence vote is taken. Greens co-leader Ricarda Lang said that she expects Scholz to offer a date 'this week' on when the confidence vote will take place.
  • Earlier reports that a snap election could prove problematic due to a shortage of ballot papers have been rejected by representatives of the German paper industry. Nevertheless, an imminent confidence vote would risk a mid-to-late December election clashing with Germany's Christmas festivities. 

Chart 1. Federal Election Opinion Polling, % and 6-Poll Moving Average

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A gov't spox has confirmed that Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he will not call a confidence vote in his minority gov't for Wednesday 13 November. An early confidence vote had been demanded by opposition conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, ahead of the original 15 January 2025 date mooted by Scholz following the collapse of the 'traffic light' coalition. 

  • The parliamentary manager of the Christian Social Union (CSU, the CDU's Bavarian sister party) Alexander Hoffmann said earlier that the opposition would block any legislative efforts from the minority Social Democrat-Green administration until a confidence vote is taken. Greens co-leader Ricarda Lang said that she expects Scholz to offer a date 'this week' on when the confidence vote will take place.
  • Earlier reports that a snap election could prove problematic due to a shortage of ballot papers have been rejected by representatives of the German paper industry. Nevertheless, an imminent confidence vote would risk a mid-to-late December election clashing with Germany's Christmas festivities. 

Chart 1. Federal Election Opinion Polling, % and 6-Poll Moving Average

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