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 ...

While the world has been watching Washington, Germany is quietly going into political meltdown. This is a very German crisis involving coalition infighting and complicated constitutional questions. But behind the complex political wrangling,

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,