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.

The paper by Finance Minister Christian Lindner is a calculated provocation—not so much against his Social Democratic and ...

In a televised address, Scholz said he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner saying it “was necessary to prevent harm to our country.” The firing came after days of political ...

Last week, a paper by Christian Lindner was made public. It listed a series of financial and economic proposals that had not been agreed upon with the other parties. This included the demand to ...

BERLIN — Germany’s three-party ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday evening after Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced he will fire Finance Minister Christian Lindner over persistent rifts on spending ...

The ruling German coalition has collapsed: Social Democrat (SPD) Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the liberal FDP party. The leaders of what is known in ...

Mr. Scholz blew up this arrangement when he fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who’s also leader of the FDP. Mr. Lindner’s sin was to publish a policy paper arguing that Germany’s ...

Germany's ruling coalition has collapsed, triggering political chaos in Europe's largest economy. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now expected to head a minority government with his Social Democratic ...