Germany sets early election date for February after collapse of the ruling coalition
The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally proposed.
Germany set for early elections in February after government collapse
The decision follows a budget fight that prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fire his finance minister and announce a confidence vote that is widely expected to fail.
Germany set for snap election following collapse of Olaf Scholz’s coalition
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian democratic (CDU/CSU) opposition, is pushing for a confidence vote before Christmas.
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.
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 Germany's centre-left coalition government. "His carefully prepared statement this evening proves that Olaf Scholz was no longer trying to reach an agreement that was viable for everyone,
Scholz Seeks to Revive Prospects Ahead of German Snap Election
Germany’s election campaign kicks into high gear on Wednesday, when Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes his case in a public address for another term, despite polls showing voters are overwhelmingly looking for a change.
Germany Heads For Snap Elections After Chancellor Scholz's Party Coalition Collapsed
Germany faces snap elections after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government collapses, plunging the country into political uncertainty.
German SPD members urge Scholz to drop out before snap elections
On Nov. 11, by Hamburg city parliament members Markus Schreiber and Tim Stoberock suggested that Defense Minister Boris Pistorius should replace Scholz as “Germany's most popular politician,” capable of leading the SPD to victory.
Germany's Lindner says conservative Merz likely next chancellor
The leader of Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Tuesday said he believes the winner of national elections set to ...
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'I wanted to give Taurus': Lindner criticizes Scholz after leaving government
The dismissed German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, has accused Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He claimed that the ...
Europe’s Latest Net-Zero Victim
Germany’s coalition government collapses under the weight of climate policy.
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Germany 2025 Budget Unlikely Before Election: Minister
Spending questions were central to the tensions between Scholz and former finance minister Christian Lindner, who was fired by the chancellor last Wednesday. The rupture led Lindner's liberal ...
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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 fires finance minister, collapsing coalition government
In a televised address, Scholz said he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner saying it “was necessary to ...
Scholz Kept Rolling Over for German Finance Chief. Then He Cracked
There was no holding Olaf Scholz back as he told astonished reporters in the halls of Berlin’s chancellery building on ...
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After the collapse of its shaky ‘traffic light’ coalition, Germany is once again the sick man of Europe, says Rainer ...