Germany’s Scholz fires his finance minister

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.
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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 party.
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Parties agree 23 February vote after chancellor torpedoed the coalition government by sacking finance minister.
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German chancellor to address parliament after coalition collapses
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to address lawmakers in the lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, on Wednesday following the collapse of his three-party coalition a week ago. The political upheaval means Europe's biggest economy is now to hold an early election on February 23 instead of September as originally planned.
Germany's coalition collapse triggers early election showdown
The Bundestag elections are scheduled for 23 February 2025, as reported by the dpa agency on Tuesday. German parties—the SPD, the Greens, and the opposition Christian Democrats—have agreed upon this date.
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Germany's political parties agree on few things after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed last week following months ...
Germany engulfed by political crisis as Scholz coalition falls apart
Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, the leader of one of the three coalition parties, on ...
German chancellor Olaf Scholz to address Bundestag for first time since government collapsed – Europe live
Scholz due to speak following announcement Germany will hold election on 23 February after break-up of ruling coalition. ...
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Germany's Coalition Collapses, Scholz Now Leads Minority Government
Germany's coalition government disintegrated dramatically after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) following intense ...
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Scholz resists growing pressure for election after coalition split
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz continued to resist calls on Thursday for an immediate vote of confidence in his now minority ...
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Germany's leader expected to lead country with minority government after coalition collapse
“That is not decent,” Scholz said. Scholz's left-leaning Social Democrats will now effectively lead a minority government with the remaining coalition partner, the environmentalist Green ...
Germany’s Chancellor Scholz announces he is firing his finance minister, which could undermine his three-party coalition
Germany’s Chancellor Scholz announces he is firing his finance minister, which could undermine his three-party coalition ...
Germany’s main parties agree to hold snap elections in February
Germany will hold snap elections on February 23, under a new plan agreed on Tuesday between Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats and the centre-right opposition. Under the deal, Scholz will table ...