Germany's Ruling Coalition Fractures, with Early Elections Probable

On 6 November, Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed the Liberals leader Christian Lindner from his position as finance minister. The decision marks the departure of the FDP from the governing coalition. In the coming months, Germany will be governed by a minority cabinet consisting of the SPD and the Gr...

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Published in:Policy File 2024
Main Author: Jasiński, Łukasz
Format: Report
Language:English
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Economic policy
Elections
International
Politics
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Summary:On 6 November, Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed the Liberals leader Christian Lindner from his position as finance minister. The decision marks the departure of the FDP from the governing coalition. In the coming months, Germany will be governed by a minority cabinet consisting of the SPD and the Greens. The split in the coalition is the result of a series of disputes between the FDP and the other parties over, among other things, the direction of economic policy and the scale of public spending. The most likely political scenario is early elections to the Bundestag, which could take place in March next year.