Scholz releases Lindner: New elections in Germany are imminent!

Scholz releases Lindner: New elections in Germany are imminent!

Berlin, Deutschland - A political earthquake shakes Germany! Chancellor Olaf Scholz has released finance minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and announces the question of trust in the Bundestag. On January 15th there is a coordination and the tension is tangible! Scholz, who commented in Berlin, made it clear that Lindner had used his trust too often. A dramatic step in the middle of a deep crisis of the traffic light coalition!

Lindner, who brought the new elections into play, asked the traffic light parties to strive for elections for early 2025 as quickly as possible. "Ordered and with dignity" a new government should be formed, said the finance minister. However, the coalition tips of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP had previously advised for two and a half hours about the pressing problems - a billion hole in the household and the struck German economy were the focus of the heated discussions.

The "Autumn of Decisions"

The pressure on Lindner grows! He had already proclaimed the "autumn of decisions" with the focus on the budget for 2024, which is to be adopted on November 29. His proposals for the economic transition, including the abolition of the solidarity surcharge for wealthy and a radical turn in climate policy, met with violent resistance to the SPD and the Greens. But there are also bright spots: Robert Habeck has signaled that he is ready to use the funding for budgetary stabilization that is free to use after the Intel plant in Magdeburg. A race against the time to test the future of the government!