(L-R) German Minister for Transport and Digital Affairs Volker Wissing and outgoing German Finance Minister Christian Lindner stand side by side after Lindner got the dismissal orders by German President at the presidential Bellevue Palace 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 RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images)