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Peter Borbe wrote that Söder explicitly opposed collaboration with the AfD during "Miosga." In the other 15 federal states, however, the CDU has no Free Voters with whom they could comfortably form majorities. If they want to avoid the AfD, according to Borbe, only left-wing parties remain there. #Politik #CDU #AfD (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that 22-year-old student Marius Dick was stabbed on July 15, 2026, around 10 a.m. in Trier on a pedestrian path by 22-year-old Afghan Sajad M. After the act, Sajad M. was taken to a psychiatric clinic. There is a suspicion that he was incapable of culpability or had diminished culpability due to a mental illness, Kussmann wrote. Sajad M. had already been in a psychiatric clinic before. Despite repeated inquiries, the public prosecutor's office has not yet informed Kussmann whether he was committed at that time due to a danger to others. Marius's parents gave an interview to the Trier Volksfreund. Four weeks after the death of his son, the father suffered a heart attack and had to undergo surgery. He is currently in a rehab clinic and is supposed to come home on the weekend so that his wife and younger son are not alone. Kussmann wrote that Chancellor Merz called the parents shortly after the act because Marius’s mother was politically active in the CDU. The father reportedly urged Merz to immediately deport immigrants who had committed offenses to prevent further acts. This was a promise that Merz had made before the election. The father is now disappointed because, in his view, nothing has happened. He said that such acts could happen to anyone and accused the government of not protecting citizens. He said this would tear the CDU apart and could lead to other parties taking power. Germany is currently at a turning point, he also reportedly said. As of now, Sajad M. has not commented on the act. Kussmann wrote that she is looking forward to the trial with anticipation and fears it could end with an acquittal due to insanity and placement in overcrowded preventive detention. She announced that she would ask the public prosecutor's office again in the following week about the possible conclusion of the investigation and the status of the forensic psychiatric report. The interview can be found in the comments. #Trier #Gewalt #Justiz (translated)

The ÖRR Blog wrote that, according to MDR Investigativ, 5 to 10 AfD representatives in the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt could switch to the CDU. This is more likely than a change in the opposite direction. The blog cited party insiders of the AfD as the source for MDR Investigativ. #OerrBlog https://t.co/RuIWkaf8fM #SachsenAnhalt #AfD #Politik (translated)

Austria's Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer is to become the new chairman of the SPÖ, aiming to stop the party's downward trend while also finding a balance between social responsibility and austerity measures in the coalition with the ÖVP and the Neos. #SPÖ #Österreich #Finanzpolitik (translated)

"that the impression of camaraderie or a privileged partnership must not arise" BSW chief Fabio De Masi had already clarified one day after the meeting on X that the impression of camaraderie or a privileged partnership must not arise between his party and the AfD. #Wagenknecht #AfD #Politik (translated)

Waldemar Hartmann reported that Gordon Schnieder (CDU), the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, was a guest on the ARD program "Report from Berlin" after a meeting of his party's executive board. Hartmann had hoped for new insights but, in his assessment, heard the same statements as for months: People need to be taken along and their concerns taken seriously. In addition, Schnieder ruled out collaboration with the AfD. Hartmann criticized that the CDU had understood nothing and predicted it would soon be in single digits. The "death knell" is already ringing, he wrote. #CDU #RheinlandPfalz #Politik (translated)

Apollo News reported that Suraj Mailitafi had been nominated for the state-funded German Engagement Prize despite his role as a spokesperson for opposition during the partially violent protests against the AfD party convention in Erfurt. After an inquiry from the media, he has now faced the threat of exclusion from the competition. https://t.co/OpMJSRwlqB #Protest #AfD #Engagementpreis (translated)

Apollo News reported that nine ministers from union-led agricultural departments had called for the complete abandonment of the planned sugar tax. Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther had previously advocated for the levy several times but failed with his demand at a CDU party conference. https://t.co/Q3MiXCHp8G #Zuckersteuer #Agrarpolitik #CDU (translated)

The author wrote that after years of loud demands for a ban on the AfD, now the Left Party is also coming under scrutiny. CDU Prime Minister Gordon Schnieder wants to have the constitutional loyalty of both parties examined. The author stated that he also does not support a ban on the Left Party. https://t.co/bVZKa6ORBv #Politik #Verfassung #Parteien #DE (translated)

Bodo Ramelow, Deputy President of the Bundestag and politician from the Left Party, criticizes the internal party protest against the exploratory agreement of the Left Party with the Greens and SPD regarding the handling of antisemitism in Berlin and describes the massive criticism as inappropriate. #DieLinke #Antisemitismus #BodoRamelow (translated)

Friedrich Merz, as Chancellor and CDU leader, is under massive pressure and meets with the presidency of his party at the CDU headquarters to discuss a change of course and clear positions against the AfD, while at the same time the causes of the recent election defeats are to be analyzed. #CDU #FriedrichMerz #Politik (translated)

The critics of the savings book enemies stated that those who had used the dismissed Bundestag to push through the largest new debt in post-war history in Parliament should not constantly refer to themselves as a democratic party in talk shows. The approach was undemocratic and displayed corrupt tendencies, the author wrote. #Demokratie #Politik #Deutschland (translated)

Dr. Bernd Baumann wrote that a political confrontation between two blocks is imminent. The SPD is moving towards collaboration with the Greens and forces he described as Islamist-left through its Berlin regional association. He interpreted this as a strategic withdrawal of the SPD from the Merz coalition and as the beginning of the next federal election campaign, which is oriented towards the successful camp election campaign of Schwesig. On the other hand, according to Baumann, the AfD is uniting citizens who demand an end to left-wing policies. The Union is being squeezed in between: it showcases its themes only to then negotiate again with left-wing parties. In this conflict, such a party is no longer needed, he wrote. #Politik #Bundestagswahl #SPD (translated)

The Bavarian SPD district of Upper Palatinate has unanimously passed a motion for the expulsion of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder due to his closeness to Vladimir Putin, while there is disagreement within the party about the likelihood of success of such a procedure. #Schröder #Putin #SPD (translated)