18 young conservative MPs have rebelled against the pension reform – threatening the coalition between conservatives and social democrats. Is this Friedrich Merz’s biggest stability test yet? DW’s Michaela Küfner, Nina Haase and Steven Beardsley break down the demographics, the economics, and the political drama behind Germany’s pension showdown.
Chapters:
00:00 Young rebel MPs
02:02 Pension reform
04:15 Social Democrats
06:10 Merz’s dilemma
07:30 Minority government?
09:00 €500 billion in infrastructure
13:00 Demographics
10:00 Options
23:10 Bärbel Bas
24:10 Broken promises
27:10 Solutions?
39:41 Economic prognosis
30:15 Stability
38:10 End
LINK:
Conscription comeback: What’s in the deal that affects Germany’s 18-year-olds https://youtu.be/zPJTABjTv-k?si=DuUb_8Zwer8sedPC
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