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)

DismissedGerman Finance minister Christian Lindner stands in the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov.7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)