Summer press conference: Merz: “The coalition has taken step”

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• Summer press conference: Merz: "The coalition has taken step".

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• Merz said: “We are also personally, humanly, in a very good relationship with each other.” The departments worked well together, he works well with the SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil and Bärbel Bas. “And that is why I am confident that we will continue to succeed in this in the second half of 2026.” They knew that the situation could change at any time overnight and that they were then faced with more major tasks.

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• The Chancellor wants to continue this

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