On Tuesday, Germany’s lower house of parliament convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor.
Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is considering reactivating compulsory military service to remedy the personnel shortage.
Biggest political parties in Germany began talks with their smaller counterparts, looking to see which can form a three-way coalition to lead Germany for the next legislative term.
Four German political parties are positioning themselves to enter coalition talks on Monday, just hours after a final vote count showed a narrow victory for Social Democrats.
The governor says he is determined to restore normalcy across the state.
