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Time To “Stop Fixating” On The AfD? Friedrich Merz’s Exclusive Interview With Die Zeit
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks about his private exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump, his own lack of ...
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Former minister Lindner takes parting shot at new German government
Former German finance minister Christian Lindner bid farewell to his Free Democratic Party (FDP) on Friday with heavy criticism of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's new government. Lindner is stepping down ...
New chancellor, old constraints: Germany’s Friedrich Merz will have a hard time freeing the country from its self-imposed shackles
Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.
Will Friedrich Merz ban the far-right Alternative for Germany?
US President Donald Trump’s secretary of state Marco Rubio accused the German state of “tyranny in disguise”, further ...
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No honeymoon for Merz as the new German government already faces domestic constraints
Although Friedrich Merz has big ambitions for Germany’s international role, significant domestic pressures remain and will constrain his government’s room for manoeuvre.