
The dispute over nursing care reform became a test for the government, and even the Federal President intervened.
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The dispute over nursing care reform led to strong tensions within the government coalition and even called the Federal President into action.
Government under pressure Has the Chancellor risked the coalition in the care dispute?
The dispute over nursing care reform became a test for the government, and even the Federal President intervened. But that's not all: According to SPIEGEL information, the SPD sometimes had the impression that Friedrich Merz would accept a break in the coalition if necessary.
According to AfD state parliament President Rausch, four CDU MPs are said to have agreed to elect Ulrich Siegmund as Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt. CDU parliamentary group leader Schulze did not want to comment.

The Bundestag Transport Committee has cleared the way for a new railway line between Hanover and Hamburg. In addition to the planned 109-kilometer-long new construction, improvements to the existing route are also planned. However, it could take until 2050 to become operational.

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