Germany's Scholz pressed to call vote after coalition collapse

Berlin has failed to retain Russian gas, which is vital for its citizens and its industrial and economic complex,

she said

Christian Lindnerfederal Minister of Finance

He has long played down the economic concerns of our citizens,

Lindner said

All too often, Minister Lindner has blocked laws in an inappropriate manner,

Scholz said in a statement on Wednesday

Too often he has engaged in petty party-political tactics. Too often he has broken my trust,

he said ... adding there

Alberto Alemannoprofessor

Those who expected the US elections' outcome to bring together the German coalition government may soon be disappointed,

Alberto Alemanno, a professor in European Union Law at HEC Paris, a business school, said in a post on X, referring to German public's concern about US President-elect Donald Trump's trade wars

They formed the ruling coalition given their different political stance and voter base. But at a critical juncture when big troubles come, they fly their own ways,

he said

The greatest risk for Germany as a business location is an incapacitated government,

Rainer Kirchdörfer, head of the lobby group, told Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper on Wednesday

This suggests that the weak global economy isn't the main issue but rather specific structural causes. It should be the government's responsibility to identify and address these causes,

he told DW

Felix Banaszakmember of the German Bundestag

This whole document breathes the spirit of 'I actually don't want to do this anymore'."

Felix Banaszak, the Greens designated co-chairman, told ARD

Germany is the [biggest] industrial nation in Europe and deeply rooted in it. Only a European industrial policy makes sense,

he told DW

Stefan Hartungceo

We need to move from talk to action now and implement specific measures before [next year's] federal election to strengthen the economy in both the short and long term,

Hartung told German newspaper Tagesspiegel

Ultimately, the coalition failed at its own ambition by not developing a common understanding of progress. All three parties fell back into their partisan positions,

he told DW

After four years of stagnation and structural weaknesses, Germany is not only the 'sick man of Europe' but also more vulnerable than eight years ago,

he told news agency Reuters

Discussion rounds won't help. Given the deteriorating economic situation, we urgently need political decisions."

Referring to two independently held meetings between government officials and business leaders last week, he added

Its almost tragic on a day like this when Germany needs to demonstrate unity and action in Europe."

Noting ... he added

We must avoid throwing billions around without clear direction. We're not on the brink yet,

he said,

Every additional day with this federal government is a lost day. We demand new elections as soon as possible,

said Dirk Jandura, president of the German wholesale lobby BGA

Daniel Grosbelgian academic

Trump can save the German automotive sector” by keeping the tariffs on Chinese EVs

said Daniel Gros, director of the Institute for European Policymaking at Milan’s Bocconi University

The government is doing its job, it will continue to do so in the coming weeks and months and the citizens will soon have the opportunity to decide how things will continue,

he said on Thursday morning

Frank-Walter Steinmeierpresident

Many people in our country are worried about the uncertain political situation in our country, in Europe, in the world, even after the elections in the US,

Steinmeier said in Berlin