Pressure mounts on Olaf Scholz to advance German confidence vote to December

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces growing pressure to hold a confidence vote in December, earlier than his proposed January date. This follows the collapse of his governing coalition and disagreements over government spending. Two Green party leaders have publicly supported the earlier vote, emphasizing the need for clarity before the holiday season. The conservative opposition is pushing for a January election. Scholz has called for calm discussions among parties to agree on legislation before the election. He denied any intention to delay the vote to push his policy agenda.