Germany’s Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, leading to the collapse of the ruling three-party coalition. Reuters Germany’s centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, signalling the collapse of the ruling three-party coalition. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a media briefing at the Chancellery after sacking Finance Minister Christian Lindner following a meeting …
As labour minister in Merkel’s first coalition government from 2007 to 2009, Scholz helped avert mass lay-offs during the financial crisis by convincing firms to cut workers’ hours with the state topping up their salaries – a policy repeated during the pandemic. Olaf Scholz, the centre-left Social Democrat candidate to succeed Angela Merkel, is one of Germany’s most influential politicians, …
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