On April 23, 2026, the Bundestag Enquete Commission “Processing the Covid Pandemic and Lessons for Future Pandemic Events” convened in public session. Block subject: Critical Infrastructures (KRITIS) and the role of the Bundeswehr in pandemic situations. Expert witness: Stephan Kohn, former senior official at the Federal Interior Ministry (BMI), author of the 80-page internal evaluation of May 2020 that assessed the then-current Covid policy as a false alarm — a paper that has since served as a case study, depending on whom you ask, of either bureaucratic dissent or bureaucratic discipline.
Reiner Haseloff, CDU, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, in the state parliament, June 12 of last year. Emotional, combative, passionate:
“I was born in this state and I will die in this state and I will do everything to make sure they never come into government responsibility.”
Merz’s Popularity by Party Preference (September 2025) # Overall Assessment # Current polling shows that Friedrich Merz, chairman of the CDU, has reached a historic low point. Only 29% of respondents show approval for his work, representing a dramatic decline compared to previous polls. Satisfaction with his political work stands at merely 32%, and on the sympathy scale, he receives a neutral rating of 0.0. These numbers indicate that Merz is increasingly losing acceptance among the population.
