(L-R) Former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, former German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann and former German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, all of the Free Democrats FDP party, stand together after getting 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 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)