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Friedrich Merz is looking for a new story for his ailing coalition.
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Government statement by Friedrich Merz The Chancellor speaks a lot about justice. Is he really serious?
Friedrich Merz is looking for a new story for his ailing coalition. There's just one catch.
An analysis by Sebastian Fischer
October 14, 2026, 6:41 p.m

The Berlin Greens have resumed interrupted exploratory talks with the Left and the SPD after a dispute over anti-Semitism and the inclusion of MP Vanessa Emde. The federal party criticizes the actions of the Berlin regional associations, while internal conflicts over further coalition policy emerge.

Sebastian Kurz criticizes the political developments in Germany and Europe as taking a wrong turn in migration, energy and location policy. He warns of profound changes caused by AI disruption that could be stronger than the industrial revolution and emphasizes the need for implementation rather than mere communication in politics.

In the Bundestag, Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned of increasing extremism and defended aid to Ukraine against criticism from the AfD. Before the EU summit, he also announced a more decisive stance against unfair trading practices.
The AfD member of the state parliament Dennis Hohloch has filed a criminal complaint against the comedian Kurt Krömer. Krömer described AfD voters as “pig faces” in an Instagram video and excluded them from his readings.

In the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, under the leadership of the new AfD president Ulrich Siegmund, a peace proposal from the AfD and BSW was accepted with the votes of both factions, while all other parties voted against it. The debate was heated and emotional, with symbolic gestures from the Greens and SPD in solidarity with Ukraine.

After the resignation of Labor Minister Bärbel Bas, the CDU and SPD are fighting for the future of their coalition. In Berlin, the SPD and the Greens interrupt exploratory talks with the Left due to allegations of anti-Semitism. In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD and BSW want to convene a special plenum to end German support for Ukraine.