For context: Losing this vote was intended. The government already fell apart in November, so this is the next formal step towards new elections.
Technically I guess it's true, but this is not exactly a rare occurrence in parliamentary systems, and since we don't really have an equivalent event in American federal government (the lengthy process to elect a Speaker of the House last year was probably the closest we've come), I think most American readers interpret "collapse" as something much more dire than it actually is.
No. The closest is when the federal government shuts down because of the debt limit, which has happened multiple times. It's also arguably more impactful compared to a government "collapsing" (ie. new elections called).
In the US, again that can't happen because the executive branch is fully separate, and even within Congress it rarely happens because we only have 2 major parties. So the situation where the House couldn't elect a Speaker due to the problems cobbling up a majority vote, which then froze any other work the House could do, is most analogous in my opinion. Debt limit standoffs are a completely separate process, and the impacts they have are nothing like what happens in a parliamentary country when a government can't be formed.
Not disagreeing with the American media’s love for click-baity nonsense, but I’ve been under the impression my whole life that this was a Britishism we imported. Not that British media is known for shying away from shock-value, but for what it’s worth, the BBC and The Guardian both refer to this as a government collapse, and have done so in the past when the French and Dutch governments collapsed.
Also a bit less confident this is a British import now than I was since I can’t track down a useful etymology. Would appreciate if anybody could post one here if they have it.
What's there in the meantime before the elections? Would they appoint some kind of interim ministers? Which of course would not do anything at all to stir whatever policy currently there is, because they are not supposed to have any initiative. Also, "what if AfD wins?".
Situation normal, all fucked up...
Oberfeldwebel Hans Schultz was known mostly for turning a blind eye to the prisoners' various doings at Stalag 13 (to whom he was known simply as "Schultz"). Having proved himself hopeless in that capacity, it's not surprising that he'd be hopeless for Ukraine as well.
Something tells me you may be thinking of the current German Chancelllor, Olaf Scholz.