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DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics

Germany's summer crisis: A cabinet reshuffle gone wrong?

July 31 · 34 min · 33.7 MB
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An ad-hoc cabinet reshuffle backfired on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. With political egos flying and hurt feelings all around, could inner-party frustration threaten government stability? DW's Michaela Küfner and Nina Haase separate political drama from the facts with Reuters' Chief Correspondent Andreas Rinke: Is Merz better at strengthening his government or creating problems for himself?