2024 German government crisis
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On 6 November 2024, Olaf Scholz, the incumbent Chancellor of Germany, asked the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier to dismiss Christian Lindner, the incumbent Finance Minister and leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).[1] This occurred following a recent crisis in the traffic light coalition government over the country's economic policies. Subsequent to this, an early federal election is possible,[2] with Scholz announcing his intention to call for a vote of confidence on January 15, 2025.[3]
In response to the requested dismissal of Christian Lindner, the FDP party withdrew all of its ministers; Marco Buschmann, Volker Wissing and Bettina Stark-Watzinger.[4]
On 1 November 2024, Lindner wrote a 18-page policy paper, calling for a new economic policy for the coalition.[5] Lindner called for halting new regulations, introducing new tax cuts, and cutting public spending, including on climate to solve the country's current economic crisis.[6] In addition to the current German economic challenges, support among the voters for the government has deeply fell within the past 2 years.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ tagesschau.de. "Kanzler Scholz entlässt Finanzminister Lindner". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Wie es zu Neuwahlen kommen könnte". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ tagesschau.de. "Kanzler Scholz will im Januar Vertrauensfrage stellen". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "FDP-Minister ziehen sich aus Ampel zurück". www.zdf.de. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Lindner konfrontiert Koalition mit neuem Grundsatzpapier". capital.de (in German). 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Lindner fordert in Grundsatzpapier Kehrtwende in der Wirtschaftspolitik". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Chazan, Guy (2024-11-06). "German chancellor Olaf Scholz sacks his finance minister". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-11-06.