Five things to know about Germany’s government crisis

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Published November 13, 2024 9:59 AM

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early election in February. His three-party coalition government collapsed last week when Scholz fired the finance minister following disagreements over how to revive the shrinking economy. Here are five things to know about the political turmoil in the European Union’s largest economy.

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