The ruling coalition in Germany just broke apart as our weak, socialist chancellor just relieved the minister of finance, Mr. Lindner from his duties. Lindner is also the head of the so-called liberal party, the FDP. This means that this coalition is practically over. Scholz does not want new elections, though, as he would never stay chancellor in this case. This is a direct result of the AfD wins in recent months and opens up interesting possibilities.