Mario Nawfal
🚨🇩🇪GERMANY RESTARTS AFGHAN REFUGEE FLIGHTS IN POST ELECTION U-TURN Germany’s back in the Afghan refugee game, landing 155 in Berlin yesterday after a sly election-time pause. The CDU and SPD, fresh off dodging an AfD surge, greenlit the move, with 3,000 more queued up in
Mario Nawfal
🚨🇩🇪 SPD TO CDU: DROP AfD ALLIANCE OR FORGET A COALITION Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have a clear message for the Christian Democrats (CDU): No coalition unless CDU leader Friedrich Merz changes his approach and distances himself from AfD-backed policies. SPD co-leader Lars Klingbeil: "Our expectations are clear, we would like to see from Merz to clearly change his course and also his tone and, and demonstrate how we can work together in these difficult times. The ball is now in Friedrich Merz's court, he has the task of forming a government, he is going to meet with us, he will also make offers as to what the future of our country would look like and we have clear expectations as Social Democrats." CDU/CSU won 28.5% of the vote, while SPD got 16.4%. Together, they could form a government—but only if they agree on key issues like pensions, investments, and economic growth. Merz wants a deal before Easter (April 20-21), but SPD isn’t budging. Source: ZDF
