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- 1Berlin coalition talks tied to future Bundesrat power●Tatsächlich geht es bei dem Tauziehen um die #Regierungsbildung in #Berlin sehr stark auch um die künftigen Machtverhält
The ongoing wrangling over forming a government in Berlin is reportedly about more than the capital itself: it also concerns the future balance of power in the Bundesrat, Germany's upper chamber representing the states. The CDU/CSU Union held eight of sixteen state premiers' posts in early 2026, and shifts in Berlin could change that arithmetic nationally.
- 2German chancellor's support sinks below 20 percent●RE: https:// flipboard.com/@diezeit/politik -ausland-9jaugk6jz/-/a-_5GU257zS2qBOhZfLdTRlw%3Aa%3A2383403394-%2F0 Extrem l
A German commentator argues that the centre-right CDU/CSU's slow drift toward right-wing positions has led it to a chancellor in whom fewer than 20 percent of Germans still believe. The remark, shared alongside a Die Zeit foreign-politics article, reflects a broader debate about the Union's political direction and the chancellor's deep unpopularity.