The opposition in the NRW state parliament is reaching its limits. After Minister President Hendrik Wüst (47, CDU) of the black-green state government announced that they will be taking on billions in new debt, SPD parliamentary group leader Jochen Ott (50) is calling for a meeting with the...
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Escalating financial crisis in NRW: the wealthiest federal state resorts to borrowing billions to patch up a budget deficit, despite the debt limit. The black-green coalition led by Hendrik Wüst (47, CDU) intends to swiftly repay these debts, implementing a legal loophole to circumvent this...
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Hendrik Wüst, the Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, turns 50 on July 19, 2025, just a few weeks before the upcoming federal election. "Thanks for reminding me of my age," he quips.
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