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The Federal Constitutional Court's independence must be protected against attempts by parliamentary majorities to alter its composition.

The democratic firewall against coalition with the AfD is necessary to defend constitutional democratic norms.

The Bundestag is too large following recent electoral reforms and should be reduced through a revised electoral law.

Germany's 5% electoral threshold prevents fragmentation but excludes legitimate minority voices — its level should be reconsidered.

The AfD should be subject to a formal ban procedure under Article 21 of the Basic Law if evidence of anti-constitutional activity is established.

Germany should take a leadership role in coordinating EU sanctions policy toward Russia rather than lagging behind smaller member states.

Germany should take a leading role in building a genuinely autonomous European defence capability within NATO.

Germany's experience of Ostpolitik does not vindicate engagement with authoritarian states as a general model — context matters.

Germany should supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine — the strategic case for doing so outweighs the risks of escalation.

Germany made a serious strategic error in allowing its energy dependence on Russian gas to deepen under Nord Stream 1 and 2.

Germany should reach NATO's 2% of GDP defence spending target and sustain it as a floor, not a ceiling.

Germany's post-WWII pacifist strategic culture has been a liability for European security that the Zeitenwende must genuinely change.

Germany should invest substantially more in preventive health programmes targeting obesity, smoking, and alcohol-related disease.

Mental health waiting times in Germany are unacceptably long and constitute a public health crisis.

Germany's hospital system has too many small, underfunded hospitals and needs consolidation to improve quality and efficiency.

Higher earners should not be able to opt out of the statutory health insurance system.

Care workers in Germany are systematically underpaid and understaffed — this constitutes a policy failure requiring urgent remedy.

Long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung) contributions are substantially too low and must rise to meet future demographic demand.

Germany should merge its statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance systems into a single solidarity-based system.

Germany should develop active industrial policy to support the Mittelstand's transition to employee ownership and worker co-determination models.