00:00German Chancellor Olaf Scholz officially submitted his vote of confidence in writing to the parliament
00:06before German MPs will vote on Monday.
00:08The last time a German Chancellor asked a vote of confidence was almost 20 years ago.
00:13But considering Germany's economic instability, what is at stake?
00:17Political professor Dr. Hajo Funke says decisive policies could sway voters.
00:23There is indeed the desire of the SPD, but also of the Greens,
00:29although they no longer have the majority,
00:32to make important economic and social decisions with the CDU.
00:39And the Union is tactically a little bit in the trap.
00:44If it doesn't do it, then it shows that it is socially disinterested,
00:48that it is economically disinterested.
00:50On the other hand, it wants to tell us, as voters, that it does everything better.
00:57But if it does it badly now, it does not serve the trust of the voters in this party.
01:03So there will be compromises.
01:05And is the instability that currently engulfs Europe's biggest economy likely to continue?
01:13Since the crisis is increasing very drastically in the automotive sector,
01:17in the iron and steel sector, and in the suppliers,
01:22and the chances of growth are extremely low,
01:25also compared to other countries,
01:27there is still a lot of pressure to bring about one or the other
01:32before the elections, which are only two and a half months away.
01:37So to reduce cold progression, which seems unfair,
01:41to apply the rent-price break,
01:44the financing of the support of Ukraine,
01:49on the part of the Taurus decision,
01:53these are all points that are very much in the discussion.
01:56And that will also be exciting, so to speak, before the election, in the election.
02:01If Scholz loses the vote of confidence on Monday, which is widely expected,
02:05then German President Steinmeier would have three weeks to dissolve parliament.
02:10After that, the German public would potentially vote in a new government
02:14as early as February 23rd in snap elections.
02:17According to the latest polls, the CDU are currently leading,
02:21but a lot could change between now and then.
02:24Liv Stroud, in Berlin, for you.
02:30For Euronews.
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