BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – In view of the budget crisis, CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann has asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to ask the vote of confidence. “I think it would be better for the Chancellor to ask the question of confidence in the German Bundestag,” said Linnemann on Thursday evening on the ZDF program “Maybrit Illner”. If Scholz wins this, the traffic light government will have to make a plan for the next two years. “Things cannot continue like they are now,” said Linnemann.
If Scholz loses the vote of confidence, the citizens would have to decide on a new beginning. “We need honesty now. This country cannot afford to continue like this for two years.” SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert said on the show that he was sure that Scholz enjoyed the trust of all parts of the traffic light government. New elections would bring further uncertainty to the country.
It became known on Thursday that the SPD parliamentary group leadership no longer believes a Bundestag resolution on the 2024 budget is possible this year. “Although we have done everything we can to achieve this, the budget for 2024 can no longer be decided on time this year,” wrote the parliamentary managing director of the largest coalition faction, Katja Mast, on Thursday in a text message coordinated with parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich their faction. From Friday, the SPD will meet for its federal party conference in Berlin./csd/DP/ngu