Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz imploded after months of infighting between his center-left Social Democrats, the climate-focused Greens and the pro-business Free Democrats.

The opposition far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has welcomed the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition as long overdue, calling it a "liberation" for Germany. The AfD leaders in the Bundestag or lower house of parliament,

Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sack his finance minister.