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Chancellor Scholz dismisses FDP’s Lindner – DW – 11/06/2024 #NewsGerman

Chancellor Scholz dismisses FDP’s Lindner – DW – 11/06/2024 #NewsGerman

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Skip next section German Finance Minister Lindner had suggested early elections

November 6, 2024

German Finance Minister Lindner had suggested early elections

Minutes before news of Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s dismissal was announced, German media reported that the Free Democrats leader had suggested to his partner Chancellor Scholz to hold elections early next year.

The suggestion was proposed as a solution to the government’s crisis. Scholz had rejected the suggestion, the Bild newspaper reported.

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Skip next section Olaf Scholz parts ways with economy minister Lindner

November 6, 2024

Olaf Scholz parts ways with economy minister Lindner

After weeks of coalition talks over Germany’s economic future, Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed the country’s finance minister Christian Lindner of the FDP.

Germany’s mass circulation newspaper Bild reported the sacking, while Scholz’s spokesman Steffen Hebestreit confirmed it to AFP.

Lindner had demanded sweeping economic reforms, which have been opposed by the other two parties in the coalition.

At issue is how Germany can plug a hole in the 2025 budget before a decisive meeting of the budget committee on November 14. The clash in spending comes as Germany’s economy has struggled and faces another year of recession.

jcg/rt (dpa, AFP)

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