Germany Political crisis – German President Dissolves Parliament, Schedules Early Elections for Feb. 23

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has decided to dissolve the parliament. He set early elections for February 23 after the Bundestag passed a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “I have decided today to dissolve the 20th Bundestag and call new elections for February 23, 2025,” he said at a press conference in Berlin. Steinmeier also said that he had consulted with the leaders of all the parties represented in the Bundestag before making the decision and concluded that neither the current nor the new government, in any composition, would win a majority in the current parliament. “I am…