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Christian Dürr, Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group, makes a press statement following the dismissal of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Christian Dürr, Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group, makes a press statement following the dismissal of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner, right, leaves the parliamentary group meeting room with Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, left, after a parliamentary group meeting following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner, right, leaves the parliamentary group meeting room with Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, left, after a parliamentary group meeting following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks after a crisis meeting of the coalition committee in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks after a crisis meeting of the coalition committee in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner makes a press statement following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor in Berlin, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner makes a press statement following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor in Berlin, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, left, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbocka brief the media after a meeting of German government leaders at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, left, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbocka brief the media after a meeting of German government leaders at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Christian Dürr, Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group, makes a press statement following the dismissal of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Christian Dürr, Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group, makes a press statement following the dismissal of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Finance Minister Christian Lindner, center, leaves the Reichstag building alongside Free Democratic Party's Stephan Thomae, a member of the German Bundestag, after a parliamentary group meeting following Lindner's dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Finance Minister Christian Lindner, center, leaves the Reichstag building alongside Free Democratic Party's Stephan Thomae, a member of the German Bundestag, after a parliamentary group meeting following Lindner's dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

German Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, center, attends the parliamentary group meeting of the Greens in the Bundestag, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, center, attends the parliamentary group meeting of the Greens in the Bundestag, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, talks with Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, right, as they arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, left, talks with Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, right, as they arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner makes a press statement following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor in Berlin, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner makes a press statement following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor in Berlin, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, takes his seat next to German Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, as he arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, takes his seat next to German Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, as he arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner, right, gets into his limousine in front of the Reichstag building after his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and a parliamentary group meeting in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner, right, gets into his limousine in front of the Reichstag building after his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and a parliamentary group meeting in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner, from left, joins Bijan Djir-Sarai, Free Democratic Party Secretary General, and Christian Dürr, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party parliamentary group, for a press statement after his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner, from left, joins Bijan Djir-Sarai, Free Democratic Party Secretary General, and Christian Dürr, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party parliamentary group, for a press statement after his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

From left, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chief of Staff at the Chancellery, Wolfgang Schmidt, sit opposite to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

From left, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chief of Staff at the Chancellery, Wolfgang Schmidt, sit opposite to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Marco Buschmann, outgoing Federal Minister of Justice, gives a television interview following the dismissal of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Marco Buschmann, outgoing Federal Minister of Justice, gives a television interview following the dismissal of Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner leaves the Reichstag building after a parliamentary group meeting following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner leaves the Reichstag building after a parliamentary group meeting following his dismissal by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Parts of the Reichstag building with the Bundestag and the Paul Löbe House in Berlin's government district are reflected in the Spree at night, early Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Parts of the Reichstag building with the Bundestag and the Paul Löbe House in Berlin's government district are reflected in the Spree at night, early Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement after a meeting with government leaders in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement after a meeting with government leaders in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)