Morning coverage focused on CDU-SPD coalition negotiations, with both parties exploring a €200 billion defense package through the outgoing parliament. France's willingness to extend nuclear deterrence to Germany emerged as Merz's first major policy initiative. AfD's unprecedented success in eastern regions expanded westward, reaching 52% in Duisburg districts.
By afternoon, UN dynamics shifted as the US aligned with Russia on Ukraine resolution, while Trump-Macron discussions revealed divergent European security visions. Reports surfaced of Russian offers to the US regarding rare earth minerals from occupied Ukrainian territories.
Evening brought internal SPD resistance to coalition terms, while BSW challenged vote counting accuracy. Mercedes's planned relocation of jobs to Hungary and Bundesbank's first deficit since 1979 highlighted economic pressures underlying political shifts.