Opposition parties have made calls for an immediate vote of confidence after Chancellor Scholz sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Losing the vote would pave the way for snap elections. DW has ...

The moves came after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz late Wednesday broke up the governing coalition by sacking Finance Minister Christian Lindner in the culmination of a dispute over economic policy.

The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz concluded without a resolution. They ...

Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to ...

Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany's new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to call ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The collapse of Germany's ruling coalition is set to bring more economic pain in the months ahead and just ...

A seismic selloff in Treasuries paused Thursday as investors’ attention turned from Donald Trump’s victory in the US ...

Germany's conservative opposition heaped pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz's crisis-hit government Thursday to allow for speedy elections by calling a confidence vote next week rather than next year.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a snap election after the collapse of his three-party coalition government.Scholz wants a vote of ...

In a dramatic political turn, Germany's coalition government disintegrated on Wednesday when Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed his Finance Minister, Christian Lindner. The move, coming shortly after ...

The German chancellor said he would call for a confidence vote on January 15, 2025, in the Bundestag, which could trigger a snap election before late March ...

German stocks rose sharply on Thursday as investors digested the ramifications of political upheaval in the country. The German ...