The unity of the ruling coalition government in Germany has broken down. As a result, the ruling 'Traffic Light' coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Schaltz lost its majority in parliament. In this situation, early parliamentary elections may be held in Germany. This information is known from the report of news agency AFP.
Olaf Schulz's government now consisted only of his own party, the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party. In this situation, even if the government survives in the parliament, there will not be a majority. The situation arose after Christian Lindner, leader of the Free Democratic Party, one of the coalition partners, was dismissed from the post of finance minister.
Chancellor sacked Lindner as finance minister on Wednesday night after talks failed to resolve the crisis. In response to the move, Christian Durr, parliamentary leader of the Free Democratic Party, said his party had ordered the resignation of all ministers in the government. This marked the official end of the three-party alliance.
After this incident, the coalition partner Green Party expressed regret and said that even if the Free Democratic Party leaves, they will remain in the government. The group said that after Donald Trump was elected as president for a new term, the need to highlight the capabilities of the European Union, especially Germany, to the world has increased.
After the Free Democratic Party pulled out of the coalition, Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Robert Habeck said in a joint statement with Foreign Minister Annalena Bierbock on Wednesday, “We want to say that tonight's situation is wrong and not right for us — even on a very heartbreaking day when Germany must demonstrate unity and action in Europe. It is not a good day for Germany and Europe either.'
Earlier, Christian Lindner, a member of the Free Democratic Party, complained that the alliance failed to build consensus on various issues among the top leaders of the various parties. So early elections should be organized. Discussions are going on to deal with next year's massive deficit in the budget. Lindner was dismissed as the coalition parties disagreed on this point and a sharp disagreement arose.
