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 announced the dissolution of the country's lower house of parliament. The move paves the way for early elections in February.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved parliament and called for new elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor

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 dissolved the country's lower house of parliament, setting the date of February 23 for snap elections.

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.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in February.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected date for the early general election prompted by the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.