Olaf Scholz, Germany and Chancellor

Germany’s coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition.
Germany government collapse: Pressure mounts on Chancellor Scholz to trigger election
BERLIN — German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly to minimize political uncertainty after his rocky three-way coalition collapsed. The government coalition fell apart on ...
German coalition gov't collapses as Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismisses finance minister
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday night that he has dismissed the finance minister, resulting in the collapse of his three-party coalition government. Scholz announced the dismissal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner from the three-party coalition government during a press conference,
German voters, opposition mount pressure on Olaf Scholz for early polls
Europe's largest economy was thrown into disarray this week with the collapse of Scholz's three-way coalition and disagreements over how much money the government should spend to spur growth and support Ukraine.
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 Wednesday why he had just decided to dismiss Finance Minister Christian Lindner and bury his own three-party coalition.
Olaf Scholz’s adviser Joerg Kukies to be Germany’s finance minister: Report
Joerg Kukies, a member of Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats and a close ally of the chancellor, will be named Germany's new finance minister, government sources told AFP on Thursday.
Desperate Olaf Scholz 'trying to delay elections after popularity collapse', says ex-MEP
Olaf Henkel believes Christian Lindner forced Olaf Scholz into getting rid of him - and believes the crisis is an opportunity ...
Olaf Scholz: Germany’s steady hand losing grip on power
He will hope to pull off another surprise victory, as he did in 2021 when he replaced Angela Merkel. Read more at ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's opposition leader who is gunning for Olaf Scholz's job?
The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on ...
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Germany's Scholz open to negotiate over vote of confidence date
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said he was prepared to negotiate over the date of a vote of confidence in his ...
Germany brushes off Elon Musk calling Chancellor Olaf Scholz a ‘fool’
Mr Musk labelling Mr Scholz a “fool” on his social media platform X after the dramatic collapse of the Chancellor’s coalition ...
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Germany’s Olaf Scholz appoints new finance minister. Who is Joerg Kukies?
Reuters Germany’s centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, signalling the ...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leaving ruling coalition in disarray
The three-year-old union between Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and Lindner’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) ...
Germany's Scholz to call confidence vote, sees snap election in March
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he would call a confidence vote on January 15, which could pave the way for a ...
Germany's coalition collapses, hurling the country's politics into turmoil
Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition. Chancellor ...