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2mo ago

CDU/CSU Backs Pension Package in Test Vote as Dissent Puts Friday Majority at Risk

Party leaders set a Wednesday noon deadline for would‑be dissenters to come forward to allow last‑minute talks before a roll‑call vote that could decide the coalition’s fate.

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Overview

  • An internal CDU/CSU ‘general rehearsal’ showed majority support for the pension bill, but reports cited roughly 10 to 15 no votes and several abstentions.
  • At least two MPs informed leaders right after the meeting that they would deviate, including one planned abstention, and Young Union chief Johannes Winkel reaffirmed his no.
  • With the coalition’s slim arithmetic, defeat on Friday could topple the government, and the leadership shortened the usual notification window to secure potential concessions.
  • The Bundestag vote will be by name, forcing members to go on record after leadership requested declarations of dissent by Wednesday at 12:00.
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