Latest Christian Lindner News

Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government

Nov. 07, 2024 13:09 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — After Germany’s government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats, Scholz said he would lead the country with a minority government, despite calls from opposition leaders on...

Germany's economy is in trouble. The government's collapse and Trump's return bring more risk

Nov. 07, 2024 12:52 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The collapse of Germany's governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House are creating new risks for the European Union's biggest economy, already in a troubling decline. Germany's economy has been shrinking for the...

Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses

Nov. 06, 2024 19:01 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling the collapse of the ruling three-party coalition that relied on Lindner’s pro-business party. Scholz announced the move at a news...

Germany's economy is stagnant. But its quarrelsome government can't agree on a way forward

Oct. 30, 2024 05:50 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's economy is struggling and the governing coalition has a lot of ideas on how to fix it. But it can't agree which the right one is. The latest outbreak of infighting in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government has raised questions about whether it will get anything...

Wolfgang Gerhardt, who led Germany's pro-business Free Democrats, dies at 80

Sep. 13, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Gerhardt, a politician who led Germany's pro-business Free Democrats from 1995 to 2001, died on Friday at the age of 80. Gerhardt's death was announced by Christian Lindner, the current head of the Free Democrats, a small party that has been a coalition...

Germany's quarrelsome government clinches a deal on the 2025 budget

Aug. 16, 2024 10:54 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's quarrelsome governing coalition reached an agreement Friday on details of the country's 2025 budget, weeks after Chancellor Olaf Scholz and top officials clinched an initial deal that then got bogged down in a new dispute, further damaging the unpopular government's image....