The German coalition government collapsed

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: The parties of the German coalition government led by "Olaf Schultz" could not find a solution to the budget and economic disputes after long negotiations, and this coalition ended with the dismissal of the Minister of Finance by Schultz after For about three years, the government collapsed.

Due to the intensification of these disputes, the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Schultz, from the Social Democratic Party, Christian Lindner, dismissed the Minister of Finance from his position, and this was the end of this three-party coalition in Germany.

The so-called traffic light coalition in Germany had been in jeopardy for months. Finally, last night, the first coalition of the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberal Democratic Party at the federal level ended prematurely after three years of government. According to media reports, before that, Lindner proposed holding new elections, but the prime minister did not accept it.

"Unfortunately, Olaf Schultz has shown that he does not have the strength for a new beginning for our country," Lindner said Wednesday evening at the parliamentary group level in the German Bundestag. The resigned finance minister accused the chancellor of the calculated collapse of the government coalition. Christian Dorr, the leader of the faction of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, announced after the meeting of the liberals that his party now wants to withdraw all its ministers from the so-called traffic light coalition government.

After the end of this three-party coalition, the Greens initially announced that they wanted to remain part of a minority government with the Social Democratic Party. Wolfgang Kubicki, a senior politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, told Tagus Spiegel: "We should not be afraid of the Social Democratic Party and the Greens, who together have 25 percent of the vote." This is a real joke.

German Vice Chancellor Robert Haubeck (Greens) also opposed Lindner's plan and said in a speech in front of the Chancellor's building that his plan could not solve the budget gap. Habak said: The Liberal Democratic Party was not ready to follow these paths. At the same time, he described Lindner's dismissal as logical and, of course, unnecessary.

The Social Democratic Party also held Lindner responsible for the failure of the traffic light coalition. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach from the Social Democratic Party wrote on X on Wednesday evening: If Christian Lindner wanted (to continue), it was possible. Lauterbach continued: "We lost because of an article about the ideas of the Liberal Democratic Party and the unwillingness to match the budget with the war in Ukraine."

Ralf Motzinich, leader of the Social Democratic Party faction, also accused Lindner of committing a serious breach of trust and gross negligence by submitting the request for new elections to the media. He added: Then Schultz had no choice but to fire Lindner.

In this situation, the opposition in the Union of United Christian Parties demanded to hold new elections in January.

Since Monday, Chancellor Olaf Schulz, Vice Chancellor Robert Haubeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner have met several times in the chancellor's office to discuss issues such as the budget or economic policy. Yesterday, two meetings were held in this connection, which were unsuccessful.

Based on the decisions made, re-elections are scheduled to be held in March.

Last night Olaf Schultz settled with Lindner in an almost unprecedented way, declaring that there was no basis of trust for further cooperation. He presented proposals for a package to strengthen the economy and the 2025 budget. Lindner rejected these offers. The Chancellor of Germany said to Lindner: "He acts irresponsibly, pursues selfish goals and has only liberal democratic clients in mind."

Schultz wants to introduce important laws now and in this situation that cannot be postponed until the end of the year for a vote in the Bundestag. He will also seek talks with Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Party.

On January 15th, Schultz wants to ask the Bundestag for a vote of confidence - with the expectation that the parliament will not give him a vote of confidence, so he will not win a majority. In this case, the Chancellor can ask the German Federal President to dissolve the Bundestag. Shultz said that the parliament could open the way for early elections and that the vote could take place by the end of March at the latest.

The big question now is what the 2025 federal budget will be. There is no longer a traffic light coalition majority for this. If a budget is not approved, the so-called temporary budget will be applied from January. Then, for the time being, it is possible to spend the expenses that are necessary to maintain the office and fulfill legal obligations.

Lindner had finally and publicly called for a fundamentally different policy billions in tax cuts for a few top earners while cutting pensions for all retirees, Scholz said, according to Mehr. "This is not appropriate," said the German chancellor.

On the other hand, the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election means huge challenges for Germany and Europe, for example, in issues related to security policy, trade policy and climate policy. Now, especially at this important stage, Germany is failing as the "anchor of stability" in Europe. During these global political crises, Robert Haubeck, Minister of Economy and Vice Chancellor, warned: This is the worst time for the collapse of the German government.

The shutdown of the traffic light coalition is also a setback for the German economy. In a situation where the second year of recession in a row for 2024 for this country, that Germany will lag behind other large economic countries. There is uncertainty between companies and private households.