Kamil Kowalcze

Less than 24 hours after he was kicked out of Germany's governing coalition, former Finance Minister Christian Lindner was struggling to explain what had happened.

There was no holding Olaf Scholz back as he told astonished reporters in the halls of Berlin’s chancellery building on Wednesday why he had just decided to dismiss Finance Minister Christian Lindner and bury his own three-party coalition.

Olaf Scholz war nicht zu bremsen, als er am Mittwoch in den Hallen des Kanzleramtes den erstaunten Reportern erklärte, warum er gerade beschlossen hatte, Finanzminister Christian Lindner zu entlassen und seine eigene Ampelkoalition zu begraben.

(Bloomberg) -- German Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirmed he'll run in the upcoming election as the Greens' chancellor candidate, setting up

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is ramping up pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to schedule new elections without delay.

Vice chancellor says the decision lies only with Olaf Scholz Federal Election Commissioner warns against a rushed election

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is ramping up pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to schedule new elections without delay.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is ramping up pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to schedule new elections without delay.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s decision to fire Finance Minister Christian Lindner and trigger an early election has thrown a wrench into the government’s fiscal planning.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz 's decision to fire Finance Minister Christian Lindner and trigger an early election has thrown a wrench into the government's fiscal planning.