Joerg Kukies To Be Named New Finance Minister After Christian Lindener Dismissal

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to name Joerg Kukies, a member of Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats and a close ally of the chancellor as the new Finance Minister

(FILES) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C) arrives next to German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck (L) and the chancellor’s adviser Joerg Kukies for a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the chancellery in Berlin on November 6, 2024. – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ adviser Joerg Kukies was named Germany’s new Finance minister, on November 7, 2024, according to government’s sources. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

This comes shortly after Scholz sacked Minister Christian Lindner for allegedly proposing snap elections as a solution to the ongoing crisis within Germany’s governing coalition.

The coalition, which includes Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, the Greens, and Lindner’s Free Democratic Party, has been struggling with disagreements over economic reforms and budget issues

Scholz sacked Lindner, from the pro-business Free Democrats, on Wednesday evening leading to the breakdown of his three-party coalition government

Joerg Kukies To Be Named New Finance Minister After Christian Lindener Dismissal

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