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Germany Updates: Merz Backs Not Flying Rainbow Flag
- On July 26, 2025, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner chose not to display the Pride flag atop the Reichstag building during Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebrations.
- This decision followed a history of the flag being raised at the Reichstag for Pride or the International Day Against Homophobia, but Klöckner's stance sparked opposition criticism.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz supported Klöckner's move, stating the Bundestag normally flies only the German and European flags and is not 'a circus tent' for other flags.
- Merz said, 'This decision is the right one,' adding everyone may fly any flags on their own property but not on parliamentary premises.
- The choice not to display the rainbow flag at the Reichstag during Pride provoked protests from Green lawmakers and calls that the flag symbolizes a group facing growing hostility deserving parliamentary recognition.
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The rainbow flag is not to be raised at the Reichstag on the occasion of Christopher Street Day. After all, the Bundestag is not a circus tent, according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
SPD and Greens attack Chancellor Merz for a sentence in "Maischberger" (ARD) on the rainbow flag at the Bundestag.
The German Chancellor justified his refusal to raise the rainbow flag on the Bundestag, during the march of pride, with a lunar explanation.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has come under fire from left-wing parties and the opposition for refusing to fly a rainbow flag over the Bundestag for Christopher Street Day, July 26th.
Merz: No Rainbow Flag Over German Parliament
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under fire from left-wing parties after rejecting calls to fly the rainbow flag over the Bundestag for Christopher Street Day on July 26. In an interview with public broadcaster ARD on Tuesday, Merz backed Bundestag President Julia Klöckner’s earlier decision to deny the request. “The Bundestag is not a circus tent where any flag could be hoisted,” Merz said. He added that the rainbow flag should only be displ…
The shock: The Chancellor wants to remove the rainbow flags. The statement arouses great anger on the left.
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