On the house stretch, the black and pink coalition apparently may nonetheless have burst when the SPD demanded tax will increase. The designated CDU Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz now provides insights into the negotiations.
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/friedrich-merz-raeumt-kritische-situation-in-koalitionsverhandlungen-ein-a-2b2c49db-6b7d-4d43-8c9b-6799a6377dd6#ref=rss
Friedrich Merz admits “critical situation” in coalition negotiations | EUROtoday
