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Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, paving way for election

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German President has 21 days to decide whether to dissolve Parliament , a move he's widely expected to do.

Confidence votes in Germany are relatively rare.

Scholz has been Germany 's chancellor since late 2021 , replacing Angela Merkel , who spent 16 years in the role.

Germany 's far-right populist Alternative for Germany scored wins in recent state elections.