
Merz Faces Coalition Crisis Amid Pension Reform Fallout
The CDU/SPD coalition may collapse as young MPs threaten to block the pension reform, leaving the government’s fragile majority at risk.

The CDU/SPD coalition may collapse as young MPs threaten to block the pension reform, leaving the government’s fragile majority at risk.

While the leftist and liberal parties seek to block Germany’s poll-leading right-wing populists—citing threats to democracy—they lack the parliamentary support needed for such a measure.