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 coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition
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,
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
German coalition government collapses: Chancellor Scholz fires Finance Minister Lindner
About an hour after the news was broken by several media outlets, Chancellor Scholz faced the press and criticised his finance minister in no uncertain terms: Lindner "has broken
Germany's Leader Expected to Lead Country With Minority Government After Coalition Collapse
After German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night move after a marathon of crisis meetings, the three remaining ministers of the Free Democrats also resigned later at night effectively leading to the government coalition's collapse.
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.
The Local4m
Christian Lindner: The fiscal hawk at centre of Germany's 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.
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 ...
German economy faces mounting challenges amid government crisis
Germany’s government collapses after Scholz fires finance minister Lindner, raising concerns over Germany's political and economic stability.
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: Chancellor Scholz dismisses FDP's Lindner
Germany's ruling coalition had been locked in a dispute over economic proposals pushed forward by the neoliberal FDP.Germany' ...
NewsX10h
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 ...
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 ...
The Vermilion1h
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 ...