Germany Calls Snap Election as Coalition Collapses After Finance Minister’s Dismissal

In a sudden and dramatic shift, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leading to the collapse of the ruling coalition and paving the way for a snap election. The decision, announced on November 6, has thrown Germany into political turmoil, disrupting stability in Europe’s largest economy just as Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election, signaling potential shifts in global alliances.

The breakdown of the coalition government between Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Greens comes after. . .