BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his three-way governing coalition.

Scholz has suggested holding a vote of confidence in his government on Jan. 15, with a snap election in March, but the conservative opposition led by Friedrich Merz wants an election in January. "Olaf Scholz should call a vote of confidence in December so that everything can be clarified before Christmas and the New Year," Hofreiter told Bild.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that he would be ready to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his governing coalition last week.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Nov 10 that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in Parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his three-way governing coalition.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s open to moving up a parliamentary confidence vote by several weeks to before Christmas, potentially speeding up the country’s early election to February,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his governing coalition.

Germany's embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he would be ready to ask for a confidence vote this year to pave the way for snap elections.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he can imagine calling a confidence vote in the Bundestag before Christmas. "It is no problem at all for me to call a vote of confidence before Christmas if everyone agrees,