Germany Will Hold Snap Election in February NYT | Top Stories By: Christopher F. Schuetze 13 November 2024 at 01:16 After the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition, the balloting will be held on Feb. 23, about seven months before it had been scheduled. © John MacDougall/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe German Bundestag in Berlin.