FDP rejects conscription, cites burden on youth amid defense debate

FDP General Secretary Martin Hagen opposes reintroducing compulsory military service, arguing it overburdens young Germans already facing debt and pension issues. This is a domestic political stance within Germany's ongoing defense policy debate, not a policy change. It signals intra-coalition friction on defense posture.

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