Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling a collapse of the three-party coalition governing Germany. Opposition leaders are calling for quick elections.

In November, Scholz's government collapsed after the Free Democrat Party quit over the country's debt. An early election to replace Scholz will occur on Feb. 23 following Monday's no-confidence vote.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz worried by far-right surge after regional election wins "Our country cannot and must not get used to this. The AfD is damaging Germany," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for an early parliamentary election in February.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) staved off the far right in a regional election on Sunday, likely providing him only a brief reprieve from growing criticism of his ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote Monday in the country's Parliament, paving the way for a snap election in February next year. Confidence votes in Germany are relatively rare.

Germany’s inability to generate meaningful growth is casting a shadow over the long-term prospects for the economy — and political hopes for the three ruling parties under Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

On the Ropes, Olaf Scholz Keeps Punching. The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Germany's 84 million residents to stick together despite the many global crises and wars, the country's ailing economy and a deadly Christmas market attack t.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, left, with Boris Pistorius, the country’s defense minister, during a session of Parliament earlier this month in Berlin.