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Young Vs Old? How a fight over pensions is shaking the German government

Young Vs Old? How a fight over pensions is shaking the German government

Update: 2025-11-21
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18 young conservative MPs have rebelled against the pension reform - threatening the coalition between conservatives and social democrats. Is this Friedrich Merz’s biggest stability test yet? DW’s Michaela Küfner, Nina Haase and Steven Beardsley break down the demographics, the economics, and the political drama behind Germany’s pension showdown.
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Young Vs Old? How a fight over pensions is shaking the German government

Young Vs Old? How a fight over pensions is shaking the German government

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