German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he had called for the dismissal of his Finance Minister Christian Lindner for serving his own party rather than the common good, effectively ending the country's three-way coalition.
"Anyone who joins a government must act responsibly and reliably, they cannot run for cover when things get difficult," Scholz told reporters. "They must be willing to make compromises in the interests of all citizens."
"But that is precisely not Christian Lindner's focus right now, he is focused on his own clientele," he said.