Shortly after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election was announced, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed the finance minister, the leader of the coalition FDP. Experts are assessing whether the coalition's breakup and the potential for early elections will affect the largest economy in the European Union.

But now, eight years later, Trump has come back stronger than ever despite a failed reelection bid in 2020, a second impeachment after his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol and a conviction on 34 felony counts that made him the first former president to be found guilty of a crime.

With his commanding victory over Kamala Harris, Donald Trump has achieved a stunning political comeback that seemed unimaginable after his refusal to accept his loss in the 2020 election ended with his supporters violently storming the Capitol.