The president of Germany, Frank Walter Steinmeier, He dissolved Parliament on Friday and made official the call for early elections for February 23, after the fall of Olaf Scholz’s government.
“I am convinced that for the well-being of our country, new elections now are the right path,” Steinmeier said.
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Scholz’s coalition collapsed due to infighting over how to reboot the European Union’s No. 1 economy. The fatal accident at the Christmas market Magdeburg last week revived debates on security and migration.
Steinmeier, who confirmed the already announced date of the early elections, February 23, insisted that the country needs “political stability”.
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The president also recalled the challenges that the future government will have to face: “economic instability, wars in Middle East and Ukraine“, as well as the debates on migration and climate change. Steinmeier called for the electoral campaign to be carried out “with respect and decency.”
To this end, he said he hopes that “fair and transparent means will be used” and warned about the danger of “foreign influences (…) particularly strong in X,” the magnate’s social network. Elon Musk.
On December 17, the EU announced an investigation into TikTok following accusations that Russia He used this platform to influence the outcome of the presidential elections in Romania, which were subsequently annulled.
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Likewise, during the US election campaign, several studies pointed to the spread of false information, particularly by bots, on the social network X.
“Hatred and violence must have no place in this electoral campaign, nor should denigration or intimidation,” Steinmeier insisted. “All this is poison for democracy,” he added.
Olaf Scholz will remain in his position as interim head of government until a new executive is formed, which could take several months.
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/presidente-de-alemania-disuelve-el-parlamento-y-confirma-elecciones-anticipadas-cb20
