FRANKFURT: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition. He said it was the only way to give the country a stable government capable of tackling its problems.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.

"Especially in difficult times, like now, stability requires a government capable of acting, and reliable majorities in parliament," which was why early elections were the right way forward for Germany,

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the country's lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on 23 February following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.