A political crisis at home threatens further pain for Germany's car, banking and energy industries, as they grapple with an increasingly hostile world following the election of Donald Trump and trade tensions with China.

With both France and Germany led by minority governments, the continent’s key powers are likely to be consumed by domestic politics as challenges pile up.

While the world has been watching Washington, Germany is quietly going into political meltdown. This is a very German crisis involving coalition infighting and complicated constitutional questions. But behind the complex political wrangling,