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

DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics · Nov 21, 2025 · 38m

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.