German chancellor fires finance minister, collapsing coalition government
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister on Wednesday, leaving the government teetering on the brink of collapse. In a televised address, Scholz said he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner saying it “was necessary to prevent ...
German coalition government collapses as Scholz sacks his finance minister
German chancellor Olaf Scholz has sacked his liberal finance minister Christian Lindner, plunging the eurozone’s largest economy into political chaos hours after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.
Why is the German government on the verge of collapse?
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is attempting to "hold his coalition government together," but the three parties in his partnership — the Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party — "seem unable to stop fighting.
Joerg Kukies to Become New German Finance Minister, Reports Broadcaster
Joerg Kukies, a top official in the German chancellery and deputy finance minister, will be the next German finance minister after Christian Lindner was fired, broadcaster Tagesschau reported on Thursday.
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,
Trump win could prompt US government switch in legal fights
Donald Trump’s victory Tuesday heralds a potential sea change in court fights over a swath of Biden administration policies.
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Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media ...
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Why is SNP government facing £170m court case over recycling scheme?
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