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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.
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) has been on shaky ground for some time.
Lindner accuses Germany's Scholz of calculated coalition break-up
Dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner has accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of deliberately causing the break-up of Germany's centre-left coalition government. "His carefully prepared statement this evening proves that Olaf Scholz was no longer trying to reach an agreement that was viable for everyone,
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 a snap election, triggering political chaos in Europe's largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.
Lindner Sacked: German coalition collapses
Chancellor Scholz sacks Finance Minister Lindner in ‘trust betrayal’ blow-up. It’s all over for Germany’s coalition. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has booted his finance minister, Christian
Germany's Scholz Fires His Finance Minister as His Coalition Collapses
Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s pro-business
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, had long signalled his unhappiness with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government.
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 ...
Germany still capable of functioning, economy minister says
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday that Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to fire the finance minister, ...
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Green Party lashes out at Lindner for 'selfishness'
Green Party leaders sharply criticized former finance minister Christian Lindner, who was expelled on Wednesday from the German government, calling him selfish and saying he put personal politics over ...
German Government In Crisis: What Happens Next?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his rebellious finance minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, ending the three-party coalition and leaving the government on the brink of collapse.
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Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz Fires Finance Minister Lindner: Coalition In Crisis
Germany’s governing coalition plunged into crisis Wednesday after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian ...
Ampelkoalition beendet: Scholz entlässt Lindner, will Neuwahlen
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz plant Neuwahlen, nachdem die zerstrittene Ampelkoalition an der Frage gescheitert ist, wie die schwächelnde deutsche Wirtschaft wieder angekurbelt werden soll.
Doing nothing not an option, German liberals tell coalition allies
German Finance Minister Lindner asked his partners on Tuesday to make their own proposals on economic policy after the ...