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- 1CDU loses as AfD and Left triumph in German state elections●CDU out! AfD and Die Linke win. Who is governing Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern now? | #analysis
Germany's CDU has been pushed out of power in state elections, with the AfD and Die Linke emerging as the winners in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin respectively. Attention now turns to coalition negotiations, as no party has a straightforward path to government and analysts are debating who will govern the two states and how the results reshape national politics ahead of the federal race.
- 2Credibility pressure grows on CDU over Spahn mask affair●Die # CDU hat erhebliche Probleme mit der Glaubwürdigkeit! Eine Person in dem Zusammenhang ist # Spahn : # Masken # Leih
German commentators are accusing the CDU of a serious credibility problem, focusing on former health minister Jens Spahn. The criticism links Spahn to mask procurement during the coronavirus pandemic, alongside references to surrogate motherhood and a villa in Sardinia. Critics are demanding his resignation under the hashtag SpahnRuecktritt and argue that CDU leader Friedrich Merz could score points by taking a clear stance, saying the party has ignored the issue for too long.