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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seeks a surprise election after his three-party coalition collapsed. He aims to expedite the process with a confidence vote in January, moving the federal election from September to March. The collapse ensued when Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) rejected Scholz’s proposal to limit government borrowing. Scholz, a member of the Social Democratic Party, expressed regret over public disputes overshadowing crucial compromises.

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Germany’s Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is pushing for a surprise election after his three-party coalition government fell apart. He wants to speed things up a bit with a confidence vote by January, to pull the federal election forward to March from September.

Things got messy after Scholz, who hails from the Social Democratic Party, gave Finance Minister Christian Lindner his marching orders. Lindner, who leads the Free Democratic Party (FDP), apparently declined a proposal to put the brakes on rules that keep government borrowing in check.

Scholz lamented that important compromises were often drowned out by public arguments and loud ideological demands, according to Bloomberg.