Published: November 6, 2024 8:43 pm
Author: RT
The government coalition has been at odds over economic policy in recent months
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit confirmed on Wednesday evening. Lindner, the head of the business-friendly Free Democratic Party (FDP), has been at odds with other coalition members over economic policy.
The three coalition partners – Scholz’s Social Democrats, Lindner’s FDP, and the Greens represented by Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock – were to hold a series of meetings this week in order to resolve their differences.
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