Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition.

After the US elections we need to show we can be relied on,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that “great financial room for maneuver” is needed given the challenges that Germany faces.

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The three parties that have governed Germany in an increasingly fractious coalition for the past three years met on Wednesday evening for a last-ditch bid to agree a new economic consensus that could avert a collapse of the government.

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