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Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats (CDUs) of the Sundays (CDU) of the Sundays provide a new opportunity to abstain success in its postwar. Once a stone stone in the center of Europe, it now looks to be contaminated with many fruits. It is no longer relied on open-country markets to keep the export economy; It is no longer relied on US security umbrella to keep it and the European partner safe from violence in Russia; And more and more Germans have lost the belief in the main capacity to arrive at the party’s delivery. As support for politics Center Ground shrinksIt grows for reasons to move, above all for long-distance alternatives for Germany (AFD), whose commitment to Liberal Democracy question.
After many years of government dysfunction under Social Democrats (SPD), liberal free democrats and vegetables, the country swung to the right. The AFD won a historic second place with 21 percent of the vote, double 2021 points. Concerned, appeal is stronger than young people than older people. As the largest opposition party, it stands to reap the benefits if a Merz-The government falters.
The head of the CDU correctly rules working with the AFD. Most Germans, fully aware of the Burden of their history, are still resolutely against the sharing power with a party that has extremist elements, discriminory policies and a fondness for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Merz has no choice but to form a spd coalition. Both parties away from tax, welfare and immigration. But compromising all this is possible, even irregular migration, where Merz has public support for many restrictions. Easiest importance. Both parties are good to find the agreement with wide strategic intentions than to spend months with a detailed plan.
MerzThe first moves initially stimulate. On Sunday he says his “perfect priority” is “strengthening Europe as soon as possible, in the move, in a real way Independence from one“. Choice of Chancellor-Designate not pleased with some European companions staying at a US security blanket. But it is credited to hear such loyalty about the geopolitical realities from a future German The leadership and all the most reliable coming from a joint convinces the Atlantic as Merz. Freedom from an unreliable or even antagonistic US, even if it is unthinking just a few months ago, a mission to showcase the resources to match.
While the result of the election gives the possibility of forming a more stable coalition of both parties, the option to change the constitutional debt “brake” is a strongly left and away Belo has a minority block in the next Bundesestag to prevent constitutional changes. In pre-empt that, Merz on Monday floats with the idea of Change in current parliament Where the mainstream parties have the necessary two-thirds most of the debt control, despite his arrogance on the campaign issue. This is the class of the wealthy methods that Germany needs when it can escape its disease.
Berlin must unlock tension billions of euros each year to increase defense expenditure, again, modernize energy costs. Unless German can rise productivity and change the growth model toward domestic consumption, European economic banks will continue to disappear. And without the Heptem in German, Europe has a little chance to replace military assets that can easily escape a Ruskia Revanchist. The continent really must succeed Merz.
