German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leaving ruling coalition in disarray

The situation had been coming to a head in recent weeks, with speculation about a potential break up of the coalition ramping up earlier in the week.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, possibly bringing an end to Germany's ruling coalition after months of political wrangling.The three-year-old union between Scholz's Social Democratic Party , the Greens and Lindner's Free Democratic Party has been on shaky ground for some time, with differing budget and economic policy positions causing tensions and clashes.

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