Morning papers stayed on Sunday's Super-Wahlsonntag, dissecting the second Schwesig-Holm TV duel in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as Schwesig on attack and both distancing from Berlin.
Attention shifted to Trump's threat of very high tariffs and a trade stop over EU rapprochement with Canada, followed by reports that Premier Carney was open to von der Leyen's associate membership offer.
Midday belonged to new Bundestrainer Jürgen Klopp, who named a 44-man squad in two teams with up to 16 newcomers and urged reclaiming the flag from the wrong people.
Afternoon speculation turned to Merz's future, with talk of successors and Söder insisting Merz must continue.
Evening closed with a poll sensation putting Schwesig narrowly ahead of the AfD for the first time, with the CDU near exit, alongside a fatal malaria case near Frankfurt and a synagogue arson arrest in Wuppertal.