🇩🇪 Germany – Wednesday, 23 September 2026
**SPD leaders break with Merz after losses**
Merz recommitted to the SPD coalition after Sunday's state-election defeats, saying the CDU board backed him unanimously. But SPD co-chairs Bärbel Bas and Lars Klingbeil, joined by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern premier Manuela Schwesig, said "this cannot continue like this," blaming the reform course Merz still defends.
Previously:
Berliner Zeitung
Jetzt will die SPD zurückrudern: So beschleunigt sich das Ende der Merz-Koalition
Die SPD-Spitzenpolitiker sehen den bisherigen Reformkurs als Ursache für die letzten Wahlniederlagen. Kanzler Merz auch. Doch beide meinen etwas v...
🇩🇪 Germany – Tuesday, 22 September 2026
**CSU crack opens in AfD firewall debate**
CSU deputy leader Manfred Weber broke ranks, arguing Germany should stop treating the firewall as a slogan and start acting on it, a notable split a day after Merz vowed to maintain the line. AfD leader Alice Weidel separately demanded on ZDF that Merz "draw consequences" from Sunday's losses.
https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/politik/die-cdu-ringt-nach-deutlichen-niederlagen-bei-mehreren-landtagswahlen-im/70149526
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