A pension reform is highlighting different realities in eastern and western Germany – and forcing Chancellor Friedrich Merz to manage growing tensions, as members of his own party push back against the plans. Eastern state premiers argue that lower wealth levels and a greater reliance on public pensions make the debate particularly sensitive in their part of the country.
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