8 Nov 2024

German coalition govt collapses after finance minister sacked

From Morning Report, 6:22 am on 8 November 2024

The coalition government in Germany has collapsed. It comes after the Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, sacked his finance minister, Christian Lindner, the leader of one of the three parties in the coalition, accusing him of putting politics above the interests of the country. Berlin correspondent Trent Murray spoke to Guyon Espiner.