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Scholz I
The Scholz cabinet (, ) was the 24th Government of Germany, Government of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany during the 20th legislative session of the Bundestag. It was sworn in on 8 December 2021 following the 2021 German federal election, 2021 federal election and dismissed on 25 March 2025, and acted in a Caretaker government, caretaker role until 6 May 2025. It was preceded by the Fourth Merkel cabinet and succeeded by the Merz cabinet. It was led by Chancellor of Germany, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the cabinet ultimately composed of Scholz's Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens. The Free Democratic Party (Germany), Free Democratic Party (FDP) was a member of the cabinet until 7 November 2024 when the three-way coalition 2024 German government crisis, collapsed through Scholz's dismissal of FDP Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Scholz announced pursuing a 2025 German federal election, snap election to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caretaker Government
A caretaker government, also known as a caretaker regime, is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it consists of either randomly selected members of parliament or outgoing members until their dismissal. Caretaker governments in representative democracies are usually limited in their function, serving only to maintain the '' status quo'', rather than truly govern and propose new legislation. Unlike the government it is meant to temporarily replace, a caretaker government does not have a legitimate mandate (electoral approval) to exercise aforementioned functions. Definition Caretaker governments may be put in place when a government in a parliamentary system is defeated in a motion of no confidence, or in the case when the house to which the government is responsible is dissolved, to be in place for an interim period until an electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
