BERLIN — German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly ... "We simply cannot afford to have a government without a majority in Germany for several months now, followed by an ...

After Germany's government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats, Scholz said he would lead the country with a minority government,

German Chancellor Scholz is facing pressure to hold a confidence vote after he fired his minister of finance this week and faces a collapsing government that no longer holds a majority in parliament.