Germany's embattled Scholz open to talks on early election

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz belatedly joined his European colleagues in Budapest for their first talks since news of both Donald Trump's election win in the United States and the sudden prospect of early elections in Germany.
Deutsche Welle
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday demanded a calm debate from Germany's squabbling factions on setting the date for a snap election to pull the country out of a political crisis.
Japan Today
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Merz, who leads the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), accused Scholz on Friday of being steered by “party-political motives” after he declined calls for an immediate parliamentary vote of confidence following the collapse of his rocky three-way coalition government this week.
Aljazeera
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Linder and the FDP had been threatening to pull the plug on the coalition for several weeks due to disagreements over spending and measures to stimulate Germany’s ailing economy.
Politico

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