Editorial: El Mundo

• The expulsion of liberals from Olaf Scholz's government has led to the German coalition rupture.
• This situation further weakens Chancellor Scholz's position and paralyzes the EU's economic engine.
• Political instability in Germany, one of the pillars of the Franco-German axis, adds tensions at the European level.
• These tensions arise just when Europe needs to strengthen its leadership and strategic autonomy against Donald Trump's possible return.
• An unsustainable recession causes conflicts among coalition members, differing on approaches to economic recovery.
• Finance Minister Christian Lindner has been dismissed, accelerating the main coalition rupture and causing Scholz to govern in a minority.
• Early elections create uncertainty for Scholz, who is already unpopular and runs the risk of losing to the CDU and paving the way for the AfD's far right.

Conclusion: The fragility of the current German coalition and the growing political instability in general represent a huge challenge for the EU, seeking to strengthen its leadership and autonomy on the global stage.

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