Olaf Scholz's party is preparing its own motion which supports the principle of a delivery of "long-range missiles", but without ever mentioning the word "Taurus" A majority of parliamentarians rejected a motion from the opposition CDU demanding the delivery of the Taurus. The vote took place in the absence of the chancellor, who, officially, never gave reasons for his refusal and abstained from speaking out.
To add to the confusion, the FDP chair of the Bundestag defense committee, Marie Agnès Strack-Zimmermann, lent her voice to the opposition.