Unlike his predecessors, Friedrich Merz projects certainty, even when he’s wrong. Now he must turn words into a deliverable plan
The 18th-century philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder is credited in Ger…
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Friedrich Merz puts Germany in an unfamiliar position: Out front ⊕
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a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU
Breaking from his dithering predecessors Scholz and Merkel, Merz is playing an unusually active role as the defender of Ukraine and Europe as a whole.
5 months ago
German man arrested for running assassination platform targeting Merkel and Scholz ⊖⊖
Special police arrested a 49-year-old suspect identified as Martin S for running a darknet assassination platform targeting former Chancellors Scholz and Merkel. He faces terrorism charges.
8 months ago
If the Greens in Germany move towards the centre, they can become a real force again | Katja Hoyer ○
Four years ago, the party was the most popular in the country – but old rifts have fractured it. Now the time is ripe for a reset
The German Green party, Die Grünen, was once the envy of its sister mo…
9 months ago
Exklusiv: Wie sich die neue Regierung an Stellen bedient ○
208 neue Stellen will sich die Bundesregierung genehmigen lassen – darunter 150 für das neue Digitalministerium, 40 fürs Kanzleramt und 8 für Altkanzler Olaf Scholz. Begründung: „besondere Umstände“ …
10 months ago
So lief der Start der Regierung Merz – mit Veit Medick ○
Friedrich Merz ist zehn Tage Kanzler – Zeit für eine Zwischenbilanz. Gemeinsam mit Veit Medick vom Stern analysiert Gordon Repinski: Was hat Merz rhetorisch gut gemacht, wo droht der Rückfall in Scho…
11 months ago
Scholz to hand over power in Germany to sound of feminist anthem Respect ○
Song made famous by Aretha Franklin is on military band’s set list for handover of chancellery to Friedrich Merz
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is to be played out of office by a military band wh…
Ein Spaziergang mit Steffen Hebestreit ○
Dreieinhalb Jahre Ampel-Regierung, unzählige Pressekonferenzen, Reisen, Krisen – und jetzt der Abschied: Steffen Hebestreit spricht über seine Zeit als Regierungssprecher von Olaf Scholz. In einem Sp…
13 months ago
The Guardian view on Merz’s u-turn on debt: Germany responds to the signs of the times | Editorial ○
The chancellor-elect’s proposals for gamechanging spending on defence and infrastructure are the right response to a new era
Three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the German …
A country divided: Five key takeaways from the German election ○
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A detailed look at the results reveals a divided nation increasingly drifting to fringes as dissatisfaction with mainstream parties mounts
- German election 2025: results in full
German voters yearning f…