Olaf Scholz, Germany

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.
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.
Germany’s ruling coalition collapses after chancellor Olaf Scholz fires his finance minster
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, the head of a party that is part of Berlin’s three-party coalition. The decision strips the ruling traffic light coalition of its majority, and raises the possibility of an early election.
Germany's Olaf Scholz Expected To Lead With Minority Government After Coalition Collapse
Scholz announced late Wednesday that he would seek a vote of confidence on Jan. 15 that he said might lead to an early election as soon as March — which otherwise would have been be due next September.
Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz Fires Finance Minister Lindner: Coalition In Crisis
The move means Scholz no longer has a parliamentary majority and plans to call a confidence vote on January 15.
Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires rebellious finance minister
Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired his rebellious Finance Minister Christian Lindner, spelling the end of the current three-party coalition. The move came after weeks of bitter feuding that have rocked the coalition Government between Scholz’s Social Democrats,
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.
German Chancellor Scholz sacks finance minister over budget dispute, sources say
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday after weeks of wrangling over the future economic direction of the government, two sources told Reuters. Newspaper Bild had earlier reported that Lindner had proposed early elections as a solution to the impasse,
Desperate Olaf Scholz 'trying to delay elections after popularity collapse', says ex-MEP
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s beleaguered Chancellor, is now desperately trying to delay a federal election after his tenure was ...
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 ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's opposition leader who is gunning for Olaf Scholz's job?
The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on ...
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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, ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Fires Rebellious Finance Minister
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday fired his rebellious Finance Minister Christian Lindner, spelling doom ...
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 ...
Ampelkoalition beendet: Scholz entlässt Lindner, will Neuwahlen
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz plant Neuwahlen, nachdem die zerstrittene Ampelkoalition an der Frage gescheitert ist, wie die ...
Eco-extremism has claimed its newest scalp: Olaf Scholz
Obsessive loyalty to greenery is losing its appeal. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz may be its latest victim. His government ...