FRANKFURT, Germany -- 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 governing coalition.

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has ordered the country’s parliament to be dissolved and set new elections for February 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition.

Frankfurt: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and scheduled new elections for February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition. Scholz lost a confidence vote on December 16 and now leads a minority government after his three-party coalition collapsed on November 6 following a dispute

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is due to announce his decision on Friday as to whether to dissolve the country's lower house of parliament - the Bundestag - paving the way for early elections in February.