Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) and former German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) look on after being given their dismissal orders by the German President at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin on November 7, 2024. The day before, the German Chancellor sacked the Finance minister, from the pro-business Free Democrats FDP, leading to the breakdown of his three-party coalition government. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images)