Scholz fired: Germany calls snap election
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The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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After Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, lost a confidence vote in parliament yesterday, Germany is preparing for a snap election. Urban waste is a growing problem in India; our trash-talking correspondent visits one of the few cities that have tackled it (9:49). And Fortnum & Mason’s festive fancies help it buck the trend of failing department stores (17:06).
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