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Free Democrats Leader Resigns Amid Government Departure Controversy

Resignation of German political party's general secretary over internal document controversy and coalition collapse leads to election uncertainty.

Senior figure with Scholz's ex-allies quits over 'D-Day' paper on German government collapse

A senior figure in the party whose departure from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition three weeks ago put Germany on the road to an early election has resigned in a furor over an internal document whose title referred to “D-Day.”

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

Germany's Scholz Says Ready To Hold confidence Vote This Year

Germany's embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he would be ready to ask for a confidence vote this year to pave the way for snap elections.

International Business Times · Nov 10, 2024

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German Government Coalition Collapses After Finance Minister's Firing

German Chancellor Scholz faces coalition crisis after firing Finance Minister Lindner, leading to resignations and potential early election.

Members of Germany's smallest governing party vote to stay in Scholz's coalition, prompting relief

Members of the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular coalition have voted in a low-profile ballot to stay in the troubled government, but the result underlines the three-party alliance’s difficulties

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024

Scholz dismisses talk of keeping nuclear energy option open in Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is dismissing a junior coalition partner’s suggestion that the country should keep open the option of using its closed nuclear power plants

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

Germany's Scholz pledges less infighting as his government works to boost the economy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is pledging that his government will tone down frequent public infighting that has weighed it down badly in polls as it works to pick up the country’s stagnant economy, Europe’s biggest

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

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German government rejects new call to delay nuclear shutdown

The German government has dismissed calls for a last-minute delay in shutting down the country's last three nuclear power plants this weekend

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

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