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German chancellor fires finance minister over failed coalition negotiation

The three ruling parties were already struggling to finalize next year's budget, which has huge holes that need to be plugged ahead of a mid-November deadline.

German Minister of Finance, Christian Lindner, attends the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 7, 2022. (Xinhua)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, announced on Wednesday evening that he had asked the German president to dismiss Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner.

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