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Hendrik Wüst ist Ministerpräsident von Nordrhein-Westfalen und Mitglied der CDU. Friedrich Merz ist Bundesvorsitzender der CDU und gilt als potenzieller Kanzlerkandidat. Die Landtagswahl in Nordrhein-Westfalen findet in sechs Monaten statt.
Hendrik Wüst – davon kann man ausgehen – hat nicht die Absicht, Friedrich Merz als Bundeskanzler abzulösen. Zumindest vorerst nicht. Er hat eine Wahl in Nordrhein-Westfalen zu gewinnen, in sechs Monaten, das ist einer der Gründe. Er selbst sagt es so: Er wolle Ministerpräsident bleiben, er trete für fünf Jahre an.
Doch zugleich tut er einiges dafür, dass die Debatte über einen Kanzlertausch, nicht in Vergessenheit gerät. Das zeigt sich besonders deutlich bei seinem Besuch in der Türkei, den er am Montagmorgen begonnen hat.

North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst presents himself as an alternative to the Federal Chancellor on a large-scale trip to Turkey and then receives an audience with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil (SPD) is committed to including the self-employed, new civil servants and politicians in statutory pension insurance, as recommended by the Pension Commission. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) have agreed to implement the concept, although there are debates about individual points.
French President Emmanuel Macron gave a short speech to Pope Francis in Metz about the threat to Europe and war, describing the EU as an unprecedented invention.
Nationwide student protests against a lack of equipment and overcrowded classes led to violent riots in France. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported 164 arrests and numerous injuries among security forces, teachers and students.

Greece's Migration Minister Thanos Plevris confirmed that a deportation center for migrants rejected in the EU is planned in Africa and that a country has already been selected, but its name cannot yet be named. The center is expected to become operational after Greece takes over the EU Presidency in July 2027. Discussions took place particularly with Rwanda, and other African and Asian states were also mentioned. Human rights organizations warn against the criminalization of migration.

The SPD is calling for an upper limit for the personal contribution in nursing homes, which could rise to over 6,000 euros, and wants to secure financing through higher contributions from privately insured people.