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 Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Incoming Finance Minister Joerg Kukies leaves the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin after receiving his letter of appoinment from the German President 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 Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) walks past Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz before getting his dismissal order 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)

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 Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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 Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) hands the dismissal order to German Finance Minister Christian Lindner 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)

Incoming Finance Minister Joerg Kukies leaves the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin after receiving his letter of appoinment from the German President 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 Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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 Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)