Polls Suggest Defeat for Scholz as Germany Faces Snap Election

Trailing far behind Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU and AfD, Scholz’s SPD faces an uphill battle as snap elections loom amid a struggling economy.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts at a media briefing following his bilateral talks with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the Chancellery in Berlin on Nov. 5, 2024. Annegret Hilse/Reuters

Germany is set to hold snap elections in February, and early polls suggest that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party will be defeated.

Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16, paving the way for a new parliamentary election by February.