Overview
- CDU/CSU lawmakers no longer rule out removing the foreign minister, with Focus Online reporting he is isolated after a tense caucus appearance and showed no self-criticism.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated that the government’s refugee return plans remain unchanged despite the dispute, according to Focus Online.
- SPD foreign-policy spokesman Adis Ahmetovic publicly defended Johann Wadephul, saying he enjoys strong trust in the public and in parliament, der Freitag reports.
- Speculation in media and within the party names Jens Spahn as a possible successor, though no reshuffle has been decided, and BILD notes early resignation demands from the Junge Union.
- Coverage underscores limited scope for returns and deportations, citing 226,050 Syrian naturalizations over four years and roughly 920 currently deportable, including 55 labeled security threats.