German Federal President dismisses three FDP ministers
Published: Thursday, Nov 7th 2024, 16:40
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Following the failure of the "traffic light" coalition, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dismissed three of the four FDP ministers in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's (SPD) cabinet.
He presented Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann and Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger with their certificates of dismissal at Bellevue Palace.
At the same time, Jörg Kukies, Scholz's economic policy advisor, received his certificate of appointment as the new Federal Minister of Finance. The only previous FDP politician to remain in the cabinet is Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing. He left the FDP.
Steinmeier appointed him as the new Federal Minister of Justice. Wissing retains his post as Transport Minister. Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) will take over the Ministry of Education.
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