Germany’s ruling coalition has collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister over budget disputes.

The chancellor’s left-leaning Social Democrats will now effectively lead a minority government with its remaining coalition partner.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has congratulated Donald Trump, as the former US president appears poised to return to the White House. “I ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz said a vote of confidence in Chancellor Olaf Scholz should be held by next week at ...

Germany enters a period of political uncertainty Thursday after its fragile three-party ruling coalition collapsed on the same day Donald Trump won the US election.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a snap election after divisions over how to revive the lackluster economy triggered ...

Political turmoil comes as Germany’s economy is expected to shrink in 2024 for the second year in a row, or at best stagnate.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his rebellious finance minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, ending the three-party coalition and leaving the government on the brink of collapse.

Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling ...

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday that Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to fire the finance minister, ...

Germany, whose main export market is the United States, would be particularly vulnerable, especially as Trump has floated much bigger levies on cars. Equity markets reacted swiftly, with the ...