World丨​Germany's Scholz loses confidence vote

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday, paving the way for an early election in February.    The crisis adds to the woes of the faltering German economy, casting uncertainties over a country that has long been regarded as the stabilizing anchor of the European Union, experts say.    Scholz received support from 207 lawmakers in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, while 394 voted against him and 116 abstained. Scholz, expecting to lose, requested the confidence vote last week, invoking Article 68 of the Basic Law.    Scholz led a minority government after his three-party coalition collapsed on Nov 6, following the dismissal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner over disagreements regarding the budget to revitalize the economy. ▲ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (center left) talks at the start of a special meeting of the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group after losing the vote of confidence in the parliament in Berlin on Monday. ………………………………