German Minister for Transport and Digital Affairs Volker Wissing (R) walks past Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin on November 7, 2024. The day before, the German Chancellor sacked the Finance minister from the pro-business Free Democrats FDP, leading to the breakdown of his three-party coalition government. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images)