Germany has announced the nomination of Sarah Wagenknecht for chancellor

The leader of the party "Sarah Wagenknecht's Union - for Reason and Justice" Sarah Wagenknecht was nominated for the post of Chancellor of Germany. This was reported by Focus magazine on December 17.

"It is clear to everyone in the party leadership that we have no real prospects to get the post of Chancellor - we do not delude ourselves and do not suffer from delusions of grandeur," - the publication reports the words of the General Secretary of the party Christian Ley.

He said that the party took such a decision in order to prevent unfair advantage of its competitors.

Fiasco according to plan: Olaf Scholz's government faces a vote of no confidence

Germany faces snap elections to the Bundestag

On the eve of the Bundestag deprived the Scholz government of confidence. In a vote on the request, which the chancellor sent on December 11, less than a third of deputies voted in favor of Scholz. He has since suggested that German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolve the Bundestag, which would require calling early elections.

Scholz announced plans to raise the issue of a vote of confidence in the government in the Bundestag in early November. Steinmeier then endorsed February 23, 2025, as a possible date for early parliamentary elections. The leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) unanimously nominated Scholz. German political scientist Eugenia Pimenova estimates that Merz is the most likely contender to succeed him.