German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the Bundestag on Friday and called for early parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025. This decision aligns with the request of Chancellor Olaf Scholz,

Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament and set the country’s snap election for Feb. 23, formally endorsing a timetable proposed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz after he pulled the plug on his ruling coalition last month.

The campaign is well underway, with polls showing Scholz’s party trailing the conservative opposition Union bloc led by Friedrich Merz.