"Politics is not a game," Scholz told members of the parliament, the Bundestag, highlighting the serious strategy behind his decision to call for the confidence vote.
"He has broken my trust too often," Scholz said of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, reflecting the tensions that led to the coalition's downfall and the confidence vote.
Lindner also spoke ahead of the vote, blaming the coalition's downfall on its inability to come up with solutions to boost the country's faltering economy.
In Germany, a motion for a vote of confidence is a rarely used, double-edged constitutional tool that chancellors reach for to manage politically challenging times.
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