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Apollo News reported that the Greens have questioned their previous strategy against the AfD. In a new document, the group leaders Katharina Dröge and Britta Haßelmann admitted that the appeal to save democracy no longer reaches many people. Their previous attempts to counter the AfD were, in their view, insufficient. (translated)

Apollo News wrote that the minority government in Thuringia, led by the CDU, wants to meet weekly with the Left Party in the future to find majorities. At the same time, according to a party conference resolution, the CDU rules out a formal form of cooperation with the Left Party. (translated)

Apollo News reported that Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier harshly criticized people who were criticizing the political situation in Germany on German Unity Day. Steinmeier stated that he could not say that everyone was turning against democracy as such, but he did not know. (translated)

Apollo News reported that during the most severe riots in years in France, policewomen fled, schools were set on fire, and teachers were beaten. According to the outlet, the events demonstrated the complete failure of integration and the ruthlessness of left-wing extremists. (translated)

Apollo News reported that the central celebrations for German Unity Day took place this year in Bremen as scheduled. The leftist counter-demonstration "No Peace with the Nation!" had already escalated on Friday; police officers were pelted with stones, bottles, and fireworks. (translated)

Apollo News reported that the Left Party has taken legal action against several ministers following critical remarks. As a result, the Saxony Ministry of the Interior deleted a social media post in which Interior Minister Armin Schuster warned about clan influence and anti-Semitism. (translated)

Apollo News reported that Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf ran for the office of a judge at the Federal Constitutional Court in 2025 and withdrew her candidacy after significant debates about her positions. She has now accused circles around the AfD of having organized a campaign against her. (translated)

Apollo News reported that Die Linke is holding exploratory talks in Berlin with Social Democrats and Greens. The media described these as the most unusual talks of their kind in the history of the Federal Republic and explained that the focus is on the handling of Jews, clan crime, and possible expropriations. (translated)

Apollo News reported that the Thuringian minority government and The Left aimed to facilitate their cooperation through regular faction meetings, a traffic light system, and fixed points of contact. According to them, they still denied a formal alliance; the corresponding agreement had not been signed. (translated)

Apollo News reported new details in the Remmo affair concerning the Left politician Ferat Koçak. According to this, Koçak's aunt and cousins were apparently tenants in a house attributed to the Remmo clan. Koçak's relatives were also said to have conducted business there. (translated)

Apollo News reported that AfD state parliament member Vanessa Behrendt wanted to adopt a setter dog from Italy. The animal welfare organization Fortuna Animali explicitly rejected the placement because of her political affiliation. The complete chat history is available to Apollo News. (translated)

Apollo News reported that a young policewoman was chased by rioters in Paris and was threatened with a derogatory insult as well as with death. Later, she was thrown to the ground and injured. There are currently student riots across France, especially in neighborhoods shaped by migration. (translated)

Apollo News reported on another serious election glitch in Berlin. After a recount in an electoral district in Spandau, the AfD candidate is now leading there. As a result, five MPs would apparently lose their mandate, and the left majority is shrinking, the medium wrote. (translated)

Apollo News reported that opposition spokesman Suraj Mailitafi has been nominated for the taxpayer-funded German Engagement Award 2026. In the event of a win, Mailitafi plans to donate the prize money, among other things, to a Palestinian organization. The jury also includes climate activist Luisa Neubauer. (translated)

The new package tax should hold large shipping companies and platforms accountable – and explicitly not the customers. However, already on the first day it shows: Amazon and other providers simply pass the charge on. Two euros in taxes become 2.40 euros per order for consumers. (translated)

An inquiry by Apollo News among all 16 states and the federal government shows: Large parts of the left are being monitored by the intelligence service. However, its public reports leave individual subjects of observation unaddressed – and Berlin, of all places, refuses to provide any information. (translated)

Usually, the solar and energy transition expert Stefan Krauter writes on X about energy policy. Now he spreads crude lies and conspiracy theories about leftist terror: the RAF supposedly "did not kill any civilians," says the professor. He trivialized leftist terror extensively. (translated)