Germany’s first-ever 3 party coalition collapses

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz  on Wednesday night fired his finance minister, bringing to an end the country’s first-ever three-party coalition. The former partners couldn’t agree on a final budget after Germany’s highest court declared part of the original budget unconstitutional. Host Carolyn Beeler explains.

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