German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Following weeks of political disputes in Germany, the three-party coalition government consisting of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) has reached a breaking point. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has removed Finance Minister Christian Lindner from office. Reports in the German press indicated that Lindner had proposed early elections as a solution to the budget crisis, a proposal that Scholz rejected. It is not yet known whether Lindner’s removal will lead to the FDP leaving the coalition. Olaf Scholz may continue to lead a minority government with the Social Democrats alone or alongside the Greens, relying on temporary parliamentary majorities.