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German president dissolves parliament and announces February election date
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was requested to dissolve parliament by Chancellor Olaf Scholz after the leader’s ruling coalition collapsed. Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced on Friday he has agreed to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s request to dissolve parliament and has set 23 February as the date for the new elections. Steinmeier was widely expected to adhere…