Incoming German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies gets into his car as he leaves the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin after receiving his letter of appoinment from the German President 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 RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images)