German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Co-leaders of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Lars Klingbeil and Saskia Esken and Social Democratic Party (SPD) general secretary Matthias Miersch attend a SPD board meeting in Berlin, Germany November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/Pool
BERLIN (Reuters) -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.
Opposition parties wanted a vote as early as January, warning Germany risked being left rudderless at a time of economic crisis and as Donald Trump's U.S. election victory poses new diplomatic challenges.
