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"The state is all of us."— Friedrich Merz emphasizes the responsibility and unity of society in his first government statement.

"I have always internally resisted the idea of initiating prohibition proceedings from the center of the Bundestag."— Friedrich Merz expresses skepticism about the AfD prohibition proceedings in 'Zeit'.

"The five percent is not an arbitrary number, but a necessity for our security."— Matthew Whitaker, U.S. NATO Ambassador, at a ministerial meeting in Turkey.

"The ruling by the European Court is a landmark victory for transparency in the EU."— Anti-corruption group Transparency International, which hailed the ruling as a significant victory for transparency in the EU.

"If you want to make sensible politics in the future, for example because you want to reform the debt brake: That can only be done with us."— Jan van Aken, leader of the Left Party, in the talk show Maischberger, emphasizing the necessity of collaboration with the Left for a reform of the debt brake.

"The AfD is the party of right-wing extremism; it poses a danger to our liberal democracy."— Karin Prien, deputy chair of the CDU, in an interview with ARD.

"I believe that if Putin does not show up and plays games, that is the final proof that he does not want to end the war."— Wolodymyr Selenskyi made this statement in the context of the upcoming peace talks with Vladimir Putin.

"I expect that we will be complete, and I expect that everyone will vote yes."— Lars Klingbeil commented on the votes from the SPD faction during the chancellor election.