Germany is headed for a national election seven months early. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ordered the parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23.

German President Frank-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.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has announced the dissolution of the country's lower house of parliament. The move paves the way for early elections in February.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced the dissolution of the Bundestag on Friday, December 27, and set early elections for February 23, 2025. This

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved parliament and set elections for February 23, seven months earlier than originally planned. Steinmeier's decision on Friday was expected and follows the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition in November and a failed confidence motion in his government on 16.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved parliament and called for new elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor

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

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the country's lower house of parliament, setting the date of February 23 for snap elections.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is due to announce his decision on Friday as to whether to dissolve the country's lower house of parliament - the Bundestag - paving the way for early elections in February.