Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves the presidential Bellevue Palace after attending a dismissal ceremony for some of his government's ministers and the appointment of a new Finance minister hosted by the German President in Berlin on November 7, 2024. The day before, the German Chancellor sacked Finance minister Christian Lindner, from the pro-business Free Democrats FDP, leading to the breakdown of his three-party coalition government. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)