NULT doubts that Friedrich Merz will be the tenth chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. He intends to complete the negotiations for a coalition with SPD social democrats by Easter. The result of the early legislative elections creates an opportunity for Germany, for France and for Europe.
First of all, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will be able to form a coalition of two parties-much better manageable than the ephemeral household three of the SPD, the Greens and the Liberals, who kept tearing himself apart. Friedrich Merz will be able to make courageous decisions. Second, it took a new government with new legitimacy to meet three immense challenges: relaunch the German economy in recession for two years; Stick the road to the alternative far right party for Germany (AFD); Support Ukraine and build a defense Europe. Never has reunified Germany faced such a triptych of economic, political and military emergencies.
Third, the country is ripe for change. Paradoxically, the pure and hard curator that is Friedrich Merz could transform Germany. In the best of cases, he will become the best partner Emmanuel Macron – to caress the dream of a sovereign Europe.
Large -scale offensive
Let's start with the economy … and by AFD. Since 2018, the German economy has not really believed. Unemployment remains modest, but real wages stagnate, and a feeling of downgrading has infiltrated into the middle strata. Friedrich Merz knows that AFD will continue its progress if it does not reconnect with growth. It will therefore be necessary to act without delay. Merz will have to launch a large -scale offensive to invest in deficient infrastructure, from public transport to electricity networks. At the same time, it must imperatively reduce the price of energy, the highest in Europe. The bill will relate to billions of euros.
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Source: Lemonde