Germany's coalition government disintegrated dramatically after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) following intense ...

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 ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister on Wednesday and said he will hold a parliamentary confidence vote in the government in January, triggering political chaos in Europe's ...

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 ...

BERLIN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Germany's coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now expected to head a minority government with his Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Greens. It comes after Mr Scholz sacked finance minister Christian Lindner ...

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament on Jan. 15 that is expected to lead to early elections ...

BERLIN — Germany’s three-party ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday evening after Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced he will fire Finance Minister Christian Lindner over persistent rifts on spending ...

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday fired his rebellious Finance Minister Christian Lindner, spelling doom for the three-party coalition though Scholz could stay on in a minority government.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is holding further talks with his two most senior coalition partners Tuesday as his fractious ruling alliance seeks to finalize next year’s budget and set aside ...

Government sources said Scholz had wanted to increase a Ukraine support package by 3 billion euros ($3.22 billion) to 15 billion euros and to finance it by suspending the debt brake. "Olaf Scholz ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a snap election after divisions over how to revive the lacklustre economy triggered the breakup of his fractious three-party ruling coalition. The crisis came ...