PoliticsGerman “lawfare”: When lawsuits become a political weapon

The Left Party is suing two government ministers over accusations of antisemitism, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced several lawsuits from different parties. A dispute involving Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s remark about a Left Party politician is among the latest examples of legal action in Germany’s increasingly rancorous politics.

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