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Germany's Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks in Berlin, November 6, 2024
GERMAN Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the right-wing Free Democrats late on Wednesday night after a marathon of crisis meetings.
The three remaining ministers of the Free Democrats also resigned.
The move effectively led to the collapse of the government coalition.
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The cancelled China trip of the German Foreign Minister marks a break with Helmut Schmidt’s China policy and drives Germany further into Washington’s confrontation course, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
