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Germany's ruling coalition collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires finance minister
The situation had been coming to a head in recent weeks, with speculation about a potential break up of the coalition ramping up earlier in the week. That came after a series of moves from the three parties,
Germany’s Scholz Fires Finance Minister, Signal Collapse of Ruling Coalition and Raising Prospect of Early Elections
Political turmoil comes as Germany’s economy is expected to shrink in 2024 for the second year in a row, or at best stagnate.
Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling the collapse of the ruling three-party coalition that relied on Lindner’s pro-business party.
Germany's coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament in January that is expected to lead to early elections next March.
Joerg Kukies to Become New German Finance Minister, Reports Broadcaster
Joerg Kukies, a top official in the German chancellery and deputy finance minister, will be the next German finance minister after Christian Lindner was fired, broadcaster Tagesschau reported on Thursday.
German chancellor fires finance minister, collapsing coalition government
After the US elections we need to show we can be relied on,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that “great financial room for maneuver” is needed given the challenges that Germany faces.
German Chancellor Scholz sacks finance minister over budget dispute, sources say
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday after weeks of wrangling over the future economic direction of the government, two sources told Reuters. Newspaper Bild had earlier reported that Lindner had proposed early elections as a solution to the impasse,
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Germany’s leader expected to lead country with minority government after coalition collapse
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition.
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Christian Lindner: fiscal hawk at centre of German political crisis
The man at the heart of the dramatic collapse of Germany's fractious ruling coalition, Finance Minister Christian Lindner, ...
Who is Christian Lindner, the finance minister at the centre of political crisis in Germany?
Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, signalling the exit of the rebellious head of the liberal Free Democrats (FDP). Reuters Germany’s coalition ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leaving ruling coalition in disarray
The three-year-old union between Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) ...
Germany faces snap election as Scholz's coalition crumbles
Germany's ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for ...
Uncertainty looms for Germany after Scholz coalition collapses
Germany enters a period of political uncertainty Thursday after its fragile three-party ruling coalition collapsed on the ...
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Trump victory deals latest severe blow to a struggling Germany
Trump's victory could make matters worse. "Donald Trump's likely election victory marks the beginning of the most difficult economic moment in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany," Moritz ...
Germany’s coalition collapses, leaving the government teetering
The collapse of the coalition in Germany came after the leaders of the three parties — Scholz’s Social Democrats, the left-leaning Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats — had mostly stopped ...
Germany’s quarrelsome government meets in last-minute effort to find solution for its ailing economy
The leaders of Germany’s quarrelsome governing coalition are meeting again in another last-minute effort to find a joint ...