German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his rebellious finance minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, ending the three-party coalition and leaving the government on the brink of collapse.

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Germany enters a period of political uncertainty Thursday after its fragile three-party ruling coalition collapsed on the same day Donald Trump won the US election.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament in January that is expected to lead to early elections next March.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold a confidence vote in mid-January which could trigger new elections by March, state ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and announced a confidence vote that is widely expected to fail and pave ...