Germany's Scholz sacks his finance minister, leaving govt's future unclear


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  • Thursday, 07 Nov 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts at a media briefing following his bilateral talks with Somali's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday after weeks of wrangling over the economic direction of the government, sources told Reuters.

Newspaper Bild had earlier reported that Lindner had recommended early elections as a solution to the budget impasse, a proposal Scholz had rejected.

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