#coalition-stability

#coalition-stability

AFP and dpa news agencies are reporting that a majority of CDU/CSU parliamentarians voted in favor of a proposed pension package that several young conservatives threatened to torpedo. Citing participants in a closed-door practice vote, the package is said to have garnered overwhelming support. The exact number of no votes and abstentions is not known, though media reported perhaps 15 no votes and a number of abstentions.

A majority of people in Germany don't think Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition government will last until the next election in 2029. According to a survey published by Bild newspaper and conducted by INSA, 54% of respondents said they thought the coalition government, comprised of Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), would collapse before the end of its legislative term. Of those polled, 29% said they believed the coalition government would last, while 11% of respondents provided no answer.