00:00 Merz calls election result a “disaster”

01:14 CDU collapse and election winners explained

03:21 Is Merz a lame duck?

06:39 The rise of Germany’s political fringes

08:24 The CDU’s identity crisis after Angela Merkel

13:05 Can the AfDreplace Germany’s conservatives?

17:20 The youth vote is reshaping German politics

21:05 Berlin’s left-wing surge and its challenges

25:10 Pensions, healthcare and tax reform

27:25 Is Merz the right man for the job?

 

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