Overnight polls showing majority support for Chancellor Merz's resignation set the tone, followed by reports of open criticism inside the Union that change must start with him and of an evening crisis summit on pensions, care and health stretching to midnight.
Coverage then turned to Berlin, where the Left's election win dominated. Papers detailed its expropriation plans for over 200,000 apartments, warnings from business groups and from SPD and Green politicians about security risks and violent rhetoric, and a Bundestag debate over antisemitism and alleged clan contacts surrounding deputy Ferat Koçak. Reports questioned whether lead candidate Elif Eralp could still claim the Red Town Hall.
In parallel the AfD's strength was measured in a poll putting it ahead of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia and in preparations for government in Saxony-Anhalt, while Berlin moved to withdraw its Olympic bid after the Left's rejection.