German opposition leaders have welcomed news that the country is set to hold a snap election on the 23rd of February after the collapse the ruling three-party coalition last week. The Bundestag is expected to hold a confidence vote German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as early as December 16th following the government’s collapse. The December vote would come well ahead of original plans, marking a step to reach compromise between Scholz’s party, the Social Democrats, and the main opposition party in parliament, Christian Merz’s center-right Christian conservatives CDU. “We have agreed to propose to t…