Germany’s Scholz Fires Finance Minister, Signaling Collapse of His Coalition and Raising the Prospect of Early Elections
Political turmoil comes as Germany’s economy is expected to shrink in 2024 for the second year in a row, or at best stagnate.
BERLIN — Germany’s center-left chancellor, Olaf Scholz, announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner in a move that could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Mr. Lindner’s pro-business party.
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