Half an hour after the election results , the SPD chairman Franz MÃ 1\/4 ntefering announced that the chancellor would clear the way for premature federal elections by deliberately losing a vote of confidence . Half an hour after the election results , the SPD chairman Franz MÃ 1\/4 ntefering announced that the chancellor would clear the way for special federal elections by the means of a purposely lost vote of confidence in the Bundestag .