In the European Union the blows continue and now it is Germany that is throwing one: the chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner.who is also the leader of the FDP (the liberals), thus leaving the government coalition in a very bad state. The country, in fact, is almost doomed to early elections following the major differences within the Executive. over the economic measures to be taken in the next budgets.according to several media.
“I have just asked the president to release the finance minister from his duties. I am forced to take this step to prevent damage to our country,” Scholz said in a message to the nation. The traffic-light coalition (Socialists, Greens and Liberals) was launched in 2021 after 16 years of Angela Merkel in power, and has never established itself as a reliable government.He has bet on multiplying investment in defense, but the country is still in recession and financial friction between the parties has always been a problem.
This crisis is also occurring at a time of clear rise of the far-right AfD in federal polls. and after its best-ever results in the last regional elections. The CDU is now leading in the polls, now with Friedrich Merz in the lead.a, who aspires to regain control of the country with a tougher line than Merkel.
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