The day was defined by Chancellor Merz's declining authority, with multiple outlets (Zeit, Welt, Tagesspiegel) reporting his weakened position after one year in office. The morning brought assessments of his anniversary, with Junge Freiheit and FAZ offering critical evaluations. By early afternoon, Jens Spahn's re-election as CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader was widely covered as a challenge to Merz, with Zeit, Sueddeutsche, and TAZ analyzing Spahn's strengthened standing. The Leipzig ramming attack continued to receive updates throughout the day, with Bild and merkur.de reporting new details about the suspect's psychiatric history. In the evening, Welt described a lukewarm reception for Merz at a CDU economic event, with a third of attendees leaving for the buffet during his speech. The Iran-UAE conflict also escalated, with TAZ reporting Iran's attack on the UAE and the US launching a protective mission in the Strait of Hormuz.