BERLIN—Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling the collapse of the ruling three-party coalition that relied on Lindner’s pro-business party.
Scholz announced the move at a news conference following weeks of disputes among the coalition partners over ways to boost the country’s ailing economy. He said he would seek a vote of confidence in January that he said might lead to early elections that otherwise would be due next September.
