Germany's Scholz to call confidence vote, sees snap election in March

German Chancellor Scholz attends media briefing after sacking Finance Minister Lindner, in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he would call a confidence vote on January 15, which could pave the way for a snap federal election in March.

(Reporting by Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt, writing by Matthias Williams, editing by Thomas Seythal)