Coalition: Dramatic loss of trust - crisis summit at the Chancellor's Office
The Union and SPD accuse each other of wanting to blow up the coalition. At the Chancellor's Office on Wednesday, it's all about one thing: restoring trust.
The German coalition government is facing a crisis after the election of AfD politician Tobias Rausch as President of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament. The SPD has accused the CDU of secretly backing Rausch, with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius describing it as a "taboo break" in parliamentary democracy. The incident has strained relations between the coalition partners, with both sides accusing each other of working to end the coalition. A meeting between coalition leaders on Wednesday aims to address the tensions and rebuild trust.
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