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Friedrich Merz ist auf der Suche nach einer neuen Story für seine angeschlagene Koalition.
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Regierungserklärung von Friedrich Merz Der Kanzler spricht ganz viel von Gerechtigkeit. Meint er das wirklich ernst?
Friedrich Merz ist auf der Suche nach einer neuen Story für seine angeschlagene Koalition. Die Sache hat nur einen Haken.
Eine Analyse von Sebastian Fischer
14.10.2026, 18.41 Uhr
In the opening event of the “Merkel unplugged” series, former Chancellor Angela Merkel called on students to fight more for democracy, to talk less about the AfD and to make their own political offers instead. She emphasized the importance of compromises with clear boundaries, rejected cooperation with the AfD and criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz's language towards asylum seekers. At the same time, she admitted failures in digitalization and defense during her 16 years in office and advised against emigration.
The Junge Union had to pay back state funding amounting to around 348,509 euros because it could not provide sufficient evidence of its use. To do this, she took out an interest-bearing loan of around 300,000 euros from the CDU. The repayment was due to funds from the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs that were not used or were not used in a timely manner.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) maintains her criticism of the CDU and Chancellor Friedrich Merz after they described SPD leader Bärbel Bas as "miscast", "unacceptable" and "blocker". Schwesig's spokeswoman Lilly Blaudszun mentioned Merz's concrete statements to journalists for the first time, according to which Bas was hardly present and did not present anything, although her plight was known. The CDU rejected the allegations and emphasized that it had demanded personal consideration for Bas.

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.