10:16⇢Thuringia's Left Crowns Right's Premier
⌨The newspapers report extensively on Thuringia's leadership change, with Mario Voigt (CDU) elected as minister-president in the first round, supported by an unusual left-right coalition (FAZ, Zeit, Tagesspiegel, Neues Deutschland). Syria's transition continues to develop, with the new government under al-Baschir calling for refugees to return (Junge Freiheit, TAZ, Spiegel). Time Magazine's selection of Trump as Person of the Year leaked ahead of official announcement (FR, merkur.de).