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Anke Plättner discusses with: Klara Geywitz (SPD, Federal Minister for Construction) Julia Klöckner (CDU, economic policy spokeswoman for the Union parliamentary group) Johannes Vogel (FDP, First Parliamentary Secretary of the Bundestag parliamentary group) Anton Hofreiter (B'90/GREENS, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee in the Bundestag) With the FDP's withdrawal, the traffic light coalition under Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has lost its absolute majority in the German Bundestag. The government is now dependent on votes from the opposition for future legislative proposals. The vote of confidence is expected to be put to the Bundestag on December 16, and new elections could take place on February 23, 2025. In the phoenix round, Anke Plättner speaks with politicians from the SPD, CDU, FDP and Greens about the challenges and opportunities of a minority government and possible ways out of the crisis.