Overview

• Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived shortly before 5 p.m., parking at the Verkehrsmuseum and walking through the tunnel onto the Theresienwiese.
• The group proceeded to the Schottenhamel tent and moved to the gallery seats where senior politicians traditionally gather for the Anstich.
• Merz was joined by Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, Bundestag President Bärbel Bas and Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder.
• No policy announcements accompanied the visit, which followed an informal coalition discussion earlier at the Staatskanzlei.
• Onlookers in Schottenhamel cheered as Merz waved from the gallery, with a few boos also reported.