has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and delivered an aggressive speech personally insulting Lindner. This ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for an early ...

With elections due in just over three months' time, Germany's conservative opposition is riding high in the opinion polls.

After the collapse of its shaky ‘traffic light’ coalition, Germany is once again the sick man of Europe, says Rainer ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and delivered an aggressive ...

The man at the heart of the dramatic collapse of Germany's fractious ruling coalition, Finance Minister Christian Lindner, had long signalled his unhappiness with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government.

After his coalition with the Greens and Liberals imploded, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz agreed to hold a mid-December vote of ...

After firing his coalition partner, chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to call fresh elections in the new year.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz launched his election bid with a stinging attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz, calling ...

After he was sacked, Christian Lindner's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP ... but insisted his decision was "correct and ...

He declared his plans during a speech in parliament, a week after his three-party ... and it collapsed last week when Scholz ...