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Yvonne Kussmann wrote that 22-year-old student Marius Dick was stabbed on July 15, 2026, around 10 a.m. in Trier on a pedestrian path by 22-year-old Afghan Sajad M. After the act, Sajad M. was taken to a psychiatric clinic. There is a suspicion that he was incapable of culpability or had diminished culpability due to a mental illness, Kussmann wrote. Sajad M. had already been in a psychiatric clinic before. Despite repeated inquiries, the public prosecutor's office has not yet informed Kussmann whether he was committed at that time due to a danger to others. Marius's parents gave an interview to the Trier Volksfreund. Four weeks after the death of his son, the father suffered a heart attack and had to undergo surgery. He is currently in a rehab clinic and is supposed to come home on the weekend so that his wife and younger son are not alone. Kussmann wrote that Chancellor Merz called the parents shortly after the act because Marius’s mother was politically active in the CDU. The father reportedly urged Merz to immediately deport immigrants who had committed offenses to prevent further acts. This was a promise that Merz had made before the election. The father is now disappointed because, in his view, nothing has happened. He said that such acts could happen to anyone and accused the government of not protecting citizens. He said this would tear the CDU apart and could lead to other parties taking power. Germany is currently at a turning point, he also reportedly said. As of now, Sajad M. has not commented on the act. Kussmann wrote that she is looking forward to the trial with anticipation and fears it could end with an acquittal due to insanity and placement in overcrowded preventive detention. She announced that she would ask the public prosecutor's office again in the following week about the possible conclusion of the investigation and the status of the forensic psychiatric report. The interview can be found in the comments. #Trier #Gewalt #Justiz (translated)

Felix Perrefort reported that Tillschneider referred to Jewish culture as part of German culture when asked about the AfD's position on Jewish life in Saxony-Anhalt. He described it as deeply rooted for centuries and referenced evidence of Jewish communities since late antiquity. Furthermore, Tillschneider spoke of a German-Jewish cultural symbiosis and announced plans to hold conversations with representatives of the Jewish community. Perrefort wrote that Tillschneider's response had nothing to do with extremism or National Socialism. He believed that the accusations brought to the public by public broadcasting and government parties all the way to the Chancellery were lies. He also doubted that Steinmeier or Klingbeil would have responded similarly confidently and sympathetically, and without diversity clichés, and recommended the interview. #AfD #JüdischesLeben #Kultur (translated)

The Bavarian SPD district of Upper Palatinate has unanimously passed a motion for the expulsion of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder due to his closeness to Vladimir Putin, while there is disagreement within the party about the likelihood of success of such a procedure. #Schröder #Putin #SPD (translated)

TheRealTom wrote that a Bavarian constitutional judge wants to force representatives, who are free and only obligated to their conscience, to adopt a uniform, prescribed voting behavior through criminal law means. A former chancellor’s office minister demanded that half of the members of the inaugural session of a state parliament stay away en masse. The author interpreted both as a call to undermine democracy for personal gain and to turn it into an empty shell. #Demokratie #Rechtsstaat #Politik (translated)

Apollo News reported that Horst Seehofer sharply criticized Chancellor Merz and accused him of lacking trust. Seehofer described broken election promises and the discussion about an allegedly missing work ethic among Germans as particularly serious. https://t.co/4hU0DExiTc #Politik #Deutschland #Wahlen (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that CDA chairman Dennis Radtke (CDU) referred to Gerhard Schröder's recent appearance in Moscow in the Tagesspiegel as a "case of moral bankruptcy" and called on the SPD to expel the former chancellor from the party. Laska agreed with him. Schröder was too ill to testify before a parliamentary inquiry but fit enough to celebrate Vladimir Putin's birthday in Moscow and accept a new supervisory board position in Russia. According to Laska, the SPD state chairpersons in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg are now also demanding a new expulsion procedure. The SPD district of Upper Palatinate voted unanimously in favor of it on Saturday. Schleswig-Holstein's SPD leader Ulf Kämpfer stated that the paths of the party and Schröder had parted ways many years ago. Laska asked why Schröder was still a member of the SPD. Previous expulsion procedures had failed in 2022 and 2023. It is not only about Schröder's differing stance on Russia policy, Laska wrote, but also about his demonstrative loyalty to Putin, who has been waging a war of annihilation against Ukraine for more than four and a half years. She also pointed out that SPD foreign policy expert Ralf Stegner had praised Schröder's visit to Putin. Pierre Orthen, chairman of the SPD local club in Baden-Württemberg's Leutenbach, publicly questioned whether this was in line with the responsibilities of a member of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee. Laska wrote that Stegner had held talks with Kremlin-affiliated representatives in Baku in April 2025. It apparently concerned the future of the Petersburg Dialogue, which Schröder co-founded with Putin in 2001. In June 2026, Stegner was said to have praised Schröder's connection to Putin; now he had attended Putin's birthday party. Laska asked what these contacts had achieved for peace in Ukraine and wrote that anyone justifying such talks as efforts for peace must also be able to explain what they had accomplished. #Schröder #Ukraine #SPD (translated)

The author wrote that Seehofer had abandoned Merz and had passed a devastating judgment on the Chancellor. He claimed that even within his own ranks, Merz was seen as a complete failure, and he asked when the Chancellor would finally recognize this. https://t.co/8e73BKtzCI #Politik #Deutschland #Merz #DE (translated)

In a turbulent week, in which the AfD gains significant offices and the Left aims for power in Berlin, Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces sudden challenges from a serious espionage scandal and internal conflicts within the coalition. #DeutschlandWoche #AfD #Koalitionskrise (translated)

The mood in the CDU is tense in light of the poor election results and declining poll numbers, while Chancellor Merz faces the challenge of repositioning the party at the retreat and setting clear boundaries for cooperation with the AfD. #CDU #FriedrichMerz #Landtagswahl (translated)

Horst Seehofer criticizes in an interview with BILD the policy of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, warns of a massive loss of trust, and demands a drastic course correction, while he denounces the party for a lack of awareness of the citizens' realities and the growing social challenges. #Politik #HorstSeehofer #FriedrichMerz (translated)

After a series of electoral defeats, several CDU politicians, including Mario Voigt and Dennis Radtke, are calling for a clearer course and a stronger focus on the everyday problems of the people, while the party presidency under Chancellor Merz is discussing possible consequences. #CDU #Neustart #Politik (translated)

Wolfgang Kubicki said that realistically no one expects the SPD to develop the necessary reform strength. Christian Lindner has already attempted to put the Social Democrats on a reform course; the outcome of this attempt is well known. The situation has become even more complicated, as not even the agreed small steps are being implemented. Kubicki accused the SPD of seeking short-term advantages through chaos and undermining achieved compromises, as was already the case during the traffic light coalition. The Christian Democrats have tolerated this for too long because the Chancellor lacks leadership qualities, and they may have been too naive and gullible. #SPD #Reformen #Politik (translated)