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.
Germany's leader expected to lead country with minority government after coalition collapse
Germany’s government coalition has collapsed in dramatic fashion after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night move following a marathon of crisis meetings.
LATEST: What we know so far about German government collapse
A high-profile sacking, calls for earlier elections, resignations and a new finance minister - here's what we know so far about the collapse of Germany's coalition government and the subsequent chaos.
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
Explainer-German coalition collapses: What comes next?
Germany's 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.
Germany’s Fractious Government Collapses
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed a pro-business party from his governing coalition, ending a three-year alliance marked by increasing internal dissent and political stasis.
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.
Germany's governing coalition collapses as Scholz fires Finance Minister
In his statement following the dismissal, Scholz partly justified the decision by noting that he had asked Lindner to relax spending rules to allow increased aid for Ukraine, but Lindner refused.
German government collapses after Scholz sacks finance minister
Germany’s fragile government has collapsed after Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister on Wednesday evening. The Chancellor sacked Christian Lindner after days of crisis talks and amid a deluge of rumours that his turbulent coalition was about to come to an end.
Germany's Scholz sacks finance minister as government nears collapse
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats, a government spokesman told dpa on Wednesday evening, as Germany's troubled coalition government threatened to collapse.
German coalition gov't collapses as chancellor dismisses finance minister
Scholz announced the dismissal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner from the three-party coalition government during a press conference, stating he was "forced to take this step to avert damage ...
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.
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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 ...
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Scholz torpedoes Lindner, the possible scenarios
End credits for the “traffic light” government in Germany. After months of agony, tension and open clashes, the executive led ...
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) ...
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German government: Opposition wants confidence vote now
Opposition calls for immediate confidence vote Several German opposition politicians have called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold an immediate vote of confidence rather than in the middle of January ...
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 ...
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El colapso de la coalición de Scholz en Alemania plantea un posible gobierno en minoría
despidiera de manera dramática al ministro de Finanzas Christian Lindner, en un anuncio nocturno tras una maratón de reuniones de crisis. Lindner recibirá el jueves por la tarde su certificado ...
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, ...