Hours after Donald Trump was re-elected as president in the United States, another world power could also see a change of government. Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany booted a partner out of office, and with the sacking, ended his majority. The country is the economic engine that powers the European Union (EU). Nathaniel Dove looks at what happens next and what’s at stake in Europe and Ukraine.
- Germany’s coalition crumbles, Scholz ignores calls for snap elections
- Germany may hold snap election next year as Scholz’s coalition collapses