From NPR: Germany’s coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament on Jan. 15 that is expected to lead to early elections next March.
In a news conference Wednesday evening, Scholz said Lindner was making work impossible in the governing three-party coalition, notably by refusing compromises on restarting the country’s sluggish economy, and on how to plug a multibillion euro hole in the budget.
