Chancellor Scholz to Skip December Minister Presidents' Conference

The meeting will proceed without Scholz as he prepares to face a parliamentary confidence vote.

The Minister Presidents' Conference, scheduled for December 12, will occur without the presence of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
A decision was made for the Länder to meet independently, described as a 'pragmatic agreement' during a transitional period.
Urgent decisions may still be addressed through a circulation process among the Länder.
Scholz's absence is partly due to his focus on an upcoming confidence vote in the Bundestag on December 16.
The Chancellor's office has not yet set a new date for a rescheduled meeting with the Länder leaders.