{"id":137924,"date":"2024-12-17T05:33:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137924"},"modified":"2024-12-17T05:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:33:42","slug":"scholz-loses-confidence-vote-dw-12-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137924","title":{"rendered":"Scholz loses confidence vote \u2013 DW \u2013 12\/16\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en i1sf8oqe m1km9ap7 wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07\"><span class=\"publication icns9en i1sf8oqe m1km9ap7 wgx1hx2 b1ho1h07\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">12\/16\/2024<\/time><span class=\"sr-only s28j2rd\">December 16, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"hr9hvkd h16xqir8 seipclg b1ho1h07\">Opposition leader Merz slams SPD: &#8216;You have brought shame on Germany&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/cdu-friedrich-merz-angela-merkel-rival-german-election-2025-chancellor-v2\/a-70845544\">leader of the opposition CDU Friedrich Merz<\/a> accused the ruling coalition of hypocrisy. He\u00a0spoke ahead of a confidence vote over Chancellor Olaf Scholz&#8217;s government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The chancellor spoke a lot about respect, but it seems as though his respect ends where other political opinions begin,&#8221; he said, before calling it &#8220;shameless&#8221; to have spoken so highly of his accomplishments but so badly of the FDP, who he said helped him achieve\u00a0all of them.<\/p>\n<p>He further asked why, if Scholz foresaw so much room for progress, the SPD hadn&#8217;t accomplished any of it &#8220;in the 22 years of the last 26&#8221; when it was part of Germany&#8217;s governing coalitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where were you for the last 22 years?&#8221; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Merz went on to criticize the funding of the military, the reaction to record-high inflation and an economic crisis, and Scholz&#8217;s perceived lack of clarity and outspokenness on global issues over the last several years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have brought shame on Germany&#8221; in front of the EU and other allies, Merz said.<\/p>\n<p>He also praised the FDP for what he described as trying to prevent the ruling SPD and Greens from raising taxes. <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/germany-budget-dispute-threatens-governments-stability\/a-69868759\">Arguments over the national budget<\/a> played a major role over the collapse of Scholz&#8217;s coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the topic of the economy, Merz also implied that Germans do not work enough, citing neighboring Switzerland as a positive example, where people &#8220;work on average 200 hours more&#8221; a year. The conservative leader said that working more hours was necessary for &#8220;making Germany more competitive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These statements were met with loud consternation by other lawmakers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-scholz-loses-confidence-vote\/live-71063891\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12\/16\/2024December 16, 2024 Opposition leader Merz slams SPD: &#8216;You have brought shame on Germany&#8217; The leader of the opposition CDU Friedrich Merz accused the ruling coalition of hypocrisy. 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