Members of the German Parliament cast their ballot during the no-confidence vote against the German Chancellor at the Bundestag (Lower house of Parliament) in Berlin on December 16, 2024. Germany's embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces parliament on December 16, 2024 to trigger the process towards February 23, 2025 elections, in the hope that he can weather a political crisis and win a second term. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)