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TV Debate between Scholz and Merz: SPD and Union chancellor candidates met in a TV duel. Scholz attacked Merz several times - who remained calm.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/parteien/tv-duell-scholz-merz-100.html

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FDP party conference: In view of the poor poll ratings, party leader Lindner appealed to his own strength at the FDP party conference in Potsdam - and rejected possible borrowed votes. He again criticized CDU leader Merz for his votes in the Bundestag.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/fdp-sonderparteitag-102.html

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Alleged Espionage: In January, drones were spotted over an air force base in Schleswig-Holstein. They were said to be highly specialized. According to a report, the Ministry of Defense is investigating on suspicion of espionage.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/drohnen-spionage-husum-100.html

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FDP Partyday: Party hoping for a positive finish - Two weeks before the federal election, the Liberals are encouraging themselves once again at a party conference in Potsdam.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/fdp-parteitag-252.html

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CDU and CSU agree at the CSU's small party conference in Nuremberg: No to the AfD and keep going with migration policy. The only question is around which coalition can be formed after the federal election.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/csu-parteitag-soeder-merz-100.html

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Hundreds of thousands demonstrate against right-wing extremism: This weekend, hundreds of thousands of people across Germany demonstrated against right-wing extremism and for diversity. Around 250,000 people gathered in Munich alone.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/demos-rechtsextremismus-104.html

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Heated Migration Debate, Little effect on Voting trends: Shortly before the federal election, there is heated debate about migration policy and how to deal with the AfD. But there is hardly any movement in the voting trends.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/wahlforschung-umfragen-100.html

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Local Transport WarnStreik: A warning strike has caused bus and train cancellations in several federal states. Cologne and Bonn were particularly affected. There are to be further warning strikes in the coming week - including in Berlin.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/verdi-warnstreik-nahverkehr-102.html

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Wahl-O-Mat 2025 had a record start on the first day after it went online: the service from the Federal Agency for Civic Education had already been used more than nine million times within 24 hours.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/wahl-o-mat-rekordbeteiligung-100.html

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ARD DeutschlandTrend: The Union's approach of accepting AfD votes in the Bundestag is leading to protests across the country. But according to DeutschlandTrend, it has not impacted the votes for Union.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/deutschlandtrend/deutschlandtrend-3458.html

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Closed borders are out of the question for SPD leader Klingbeil. In an interview, he clearly rejected the Union's plans. His party would not go down this path - it would violate the Basic Law and EU treaties.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/klingbeil-spd-union-migration-100.html

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Merz warns against voting for FDP: Union Chancellor candidate Merz has called on people not to vote for the FDP in the federal election. They would be wasted votes if the FDP fails to clear the five percent hurdle. The FDP leadership reacted sharply.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bundestagswahl/merz-fdp-100.html