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I am also personally glad for Jens Spahn that he left this office of his own accord.

— Wolfgang Bosbach, CDU politician, in an interview with WELT TV; reaction to Jens Spahn's resignation

The hearing should therefore determine whether the anti-constitutional positions are not just individual statements, but shape the party as a whole.

— Katharina König-Preuss, Left Party deputy in the Thuringian state parliament, in May about the planned hearing

Party congress of shame

— Deputy state chair Christian Zaum described the NRW party congress as a 'party congress of shame'.

That once again one of our colleagues has to fight for his life in hospital after a simple ticket check leaves us speechless and furious.

— Manuel Amberger, State Chairman of the Railway and Transport Union (EVG)

I guarantee you, that data includes a ton of people, maybe even a majority of people, who are absolutely eligible voters, and states would probably be breaking the law if they remove those voters from the rolls.

— David Becker, executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, commenting on the data methodology and potential overcount in CBS News reporting.

Culture pessimists, doomsayers, whiners, naysayers, outraged critics: step aside! We will move forward with confidence and optimism, and we will bring our country back to the level it deserves.

— Friedrich Merz, during the Summer press conference of the Bundespressekonferenz, addressing critics of the reform course after the coalition decision