German Eonomy Minister Robert Habeck says he hopes to become his Green Party’s candidate for chancellor in the coming election.

The crisis in the German government has reached its peak. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the collapse of the so-called traffic light coalition, and the country is on the verge of early Bundestag elections.

After Germany's government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats, Scholz said he would lead the country with a minority government,

Scholz has suggested holding a confidence vote in his government in January, paving the way for snap elections in March, but Merz wants elections to be held in January. Along with "the vast majority of the German electorate,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, mired in crisis after his three-party coalition collapsed this week, said Friday he is open to talks on whether to move forward snap elections.- Pats on the back' - With the end of the Scholz government in sight,

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the minority government would be made up of his Social Democrats and the Greens until early next year

The German conservative leader hoping to replace embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz applied further pressure on Friday for early elections, as Europe's biggest economy grappled with a major political crisis.