Overview

• Ines Schwerdtner said the CDU/CSU agreed to consult the Left on future decisions requiring two‑thirds majorities, pointing to constitutional changes and top court elections.
• She demanded that Union parliamentary leader Jens Spahn appear before an investigative committee over pandemic mask procurement, alleging multi‑billion‑euro waste.
• Pressed about a Berlin‑Neukölln party attended by a group the Verfassungsschutz describes as Hamas supporters, she said the case is being worked through and that her party has nothing in common with Hamas.
• She disputed a Left party antisemitism commissioner's assertion that left‑wing antisemitism exists and, when challenged, redirected to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
• Coverage noted that the Union has not consistently reciprocated cooperation, citing CSU moves against Linke figures, and highlighted criticism of Schwerdtner's DDR‑era phrasing and her interview evasiveness.