Outgoing German Finance Minister Christian and leader of Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) Christian Lindner addresses a press conference at his party's headquarter 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)