Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition

In a televised address, Scholz said he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner saying it “was necessary to prevent harm to our country.” The firing came after days of political negotiation between the key members of Germany’s ruling ...

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.

German Chancellor Scholz is facing pressure to hold a confidence vote after he fired his minister of finance this week and faces a collapsing government that no longer holds a majority in parliament.

Germany's coalition government has collapsed, a victim of the country's stagnant economy and infighting among the coalition partners. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday he will "lead the country with a minority government,

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,