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Robert Habeck is Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and a prominent member of the Green Party. His political future is currently being intensively discussed, particularly given the challenges of the traffic light coalition and his personal resilience.
Robert Habeck recently asked a prominent party friend in Berlin to tell the journalists there: The answer was no.
The question to this answer is: Is Robert Habeck coming back?
He himself is asked this question everywhere he appears, and with increasing frequency it is inspiring the fantasies in political Berlin. And because the political center in Germany is doing so poorly, there has recently been speculation about whether Habeck might found a new liberal party.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Robert Habeck will make a clear statement about his political future in the coming weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
The Federal Constitutional Court is celebrating its 75th birthday with a ceremony in Karlsruhe, at which Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will give a speech. Guests include Bundestag President Julia Klöckner and Federal Council President Andreas Bovenschulte. The court was opened on September 28, 1951 and today consists of 16 judges.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Saarland on Monday, where he visits the Dillinger Hütte, takes part in an event organized by Stahl Holding Saar and witnesses the inauguration of Helmut-Kohl-Strasse and Rue François Mitterrand in Saarlouis. He gives speeches. Drone ban zones and road closures have been set up for safety reasons.
Police arrested more than 50 people during protests against the ban on the group Palestine Action on the sidelines of the Labor Party conference in Liverpool. Over 250 protesters gathered outside the conference center, many displaying supporting materials. Amnesty International criticized the arrests as an attack on freedom of expression, while Palestine Action was ruled unlawful by the High Court but the ban remains in place.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned from office on Sunday to pave the way for early presidential elections. The 56-year-old plans to take over as prime minister after the parliamentary election on October 25 if his SNS forms the government. His resignation follows months of protests following the train platform accident in Novi Sad that left 16 dead, with the opposition denouncing corruption and authoritarian style of government. Vucic pardoned 49 demonstrators and accused the opposition of boycotting the elections, while the opposition accused him of violence against opponents and media suppression. At the same time, Serbia is in the EU accession process and must demonstrate the rule of law and external adjustment.
More than 50 people were arrested during protests against the ban on the group Palestine Action on the sidelines of the Labor Party conference in Liverpool. Amnesty International criticized the arrests as an attack on freedom of expression, while a spokesman for the organizers called the ban illogical and immoral. The ban was upheld by an appeal court despite an earlier high court ruling.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned to run as the lead candidate of his Progressive Party in the early parliamentary elections on October 25 and become prime minister again. His term as president would have ended normally next year; Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic will take over the presidency on an interim basis. The biggest competition in the election will be the list of the student movement, which was formed after the train platform fall in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024, which left 16 dead and is accusing the government of corruption and official failure.