
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his cabinet were officially dismissed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Scholz will remain as caretaker chancellor until a new government takes office.
The negotiation to build a ruling coalition is underway. Germany"s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), took the lead in the country’s 2025 federal election, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD). The results have paved the way for a CDU/CSU and SPD coalition.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz is expected to head the new government. He has voiced the willingness to put the government in place by Easter.