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UEFA official Nadine Keßler has unexpectedly declined the appointment as State Minister for Sport and Volunteering at the Federal Chancellery. According to repo... https://news.osna.fm/?p=60390 | #news #cabinet #kessler #merzs #minister

Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) has been clear that he backs Chancellor Friedrich Merz's (CDU) position of refusing U.S. military aid in the Iran confl... https://news.osna.fm/?p=39054 | #news #aid #endorses #iran #merzs

Opposition leader #FriedrichMerz accused of breaking longstanding political firewall against far-right populists

Among opponents of #Merz’s proposals were the leaders of the Protestant and Catholic churches in #Germany, who in a joint letter addressed to him warned of the dangers of breaking the long-held taboo of not working with the #AfD. “We fear that German #democracy will be massively damaged if this political promise is abandoned,” they wrote.

The churches expressed their dismay at the “timing and tone” of the debate, warning it was likely to “defame all migrants living in Germany and stir up prejudice”. Neither they added, did it contribute to solving the existing challenges.