Friedrich Merz's Fragile Victory - First Things

Friedrich Merz's Fragile Victory - First Things

Friedrich Merz, the new German chancellor, is the first head of government in the federal republic to be elected only in the second round of voting. The coalition of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and center-left Social Democrats (SPD), which claims to represent the “political center saving democracy,” obviously lacks a stable majority. This is largely because the left refuses to work with the so-called “fascist” Alternative f…

It is his first speech on the future of the nation. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued his first declaration of government on Wednesday. Economic policy and foreign policy played a major role.

The first domestic political appearance at the Economic Council of the CDU was a home game for Friedrich Merz. The new Chancellor announces reforms and promises relief measures.