14:42⇢Lindner Crosses the Floor
⌨The newspapers extensively cover the heated parliamentary debate following Scholz's government declaration. Multiple sources (FAZ, FR, RP, Spiegel, WAZ, Zeit) report on sharp exchanges between Scholz and opposition leader Merz, who accused the Chancellor of "living in his own world." Lindner, formerly of the coalition, sided with the opposition, criticizing Scholz's economic policies. Söder made his Bundestag debut with attacks on both the AfD and former coalition partners (Spiegel, merkur).