Bundestag Convenes As Early Elections Set For February

BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: Opposition leader Friedrich Merz (R) welcomes Dorothee Baer (C) and Julia Kloeckner (L) prior to a government statement by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag on November 13, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Scholz will submit to a confidence vote in December following the recent collapse of the thee-party coalition government. New elections have been tentatively set for February 23. (Footage by Christian Ender/Getty Images)