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FILE: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives the keynote speech at the annual reception of the Thuringian CDU parliamentary group in Weimar, 4 November 2025

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Video. Germany: Will pensions standoff bring Merz's government into question?

Updated: 16/11/2025 - 23:00 GMT+1

At the annual meeting of the Junge Union, the joint youth organisation of the CDU/CSU ruling coalition, the divide between delegates and Merz widened — especially when it came to pension reform policy.

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