Germany is set to hold fresh elections on February 23, eleven weeks after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition, with sources on Tuesday saying he could ask parliament to vote him out of office on Dec.

German media are reporting that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has welcomed his party's agreement with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government to hold early elections in February. "February 23 is a good solution," Merz said in Berlin on Tuesday after a meeting with lawmakers from his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party,

Germany is set to hold fresh elections on February 23, eleven weeks after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition, with sources on Tuesday saying the Social Democrats, Greens and conservatives had reached a compromise on timing.

Germany’s biggest political parties have reportedly agreed on a timetable leading to an early general election on Feb 23.

Lawmakers, as well as representatives of the three leading German political parties, have decided on the date of the early federal election. The new date was a compromise between center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz and conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz,