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Friedrich Merz condemns ‘unacceptable’ backlash against liberal judge in Germany

Summary by Financial Times
Conservative rebellion over supreme court nominee raises fears that process is becoming politicised

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The Christian Democrats believe that coalition partner SPD should withdraw their proposed judge for the Constitutional Court.

·Netherlands
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After just a few months as German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz has faced enormous headwinds. In particular, a botched attempt to elect a new top judge has given the extreme right ammunition against Merz, writes Kjeld Hybel in this news analysis.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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A chancellor between car comparisons, holiday escape and red-green court report: Friedrich Merz shines involuntarily – as a speech puppet of a republic in permanent Absurdistan. The article "We can't do much – but that with great intensity" appeared first on reitschuster.de.

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response from Germany: George Pappas Chancellor Friedrich Merz had another premiere with the first summer press conference at the Bundespressekonferenz. The report he made on the 74 days in the Chancellery was positive: Germany has returned to a leading role on the European and international stage, the economy is recovering, illegal immigration is being addressed. However, the image of the country described by the Chancellor is in complete contr…

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berliner-sonntagsblatt.de broke the news in on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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