6 Nov 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fires finance minister, ends nation’s three-party coalition govt

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his rebellious Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday (November 6), effectively ending the nation’s three-party coalition government. The decision followed weeks of intense disputes within the coalition, comprised of Scholz’s Social Democrats, Lindner’s Free Democrats, … Read More
16 May 2024

The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders

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THE HAGUE (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear … Read More