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So that we are once again present in Europe, and internationally: Germany will be reliably governed again."
he wants to form a new federal government by Easter if possible, i.e. by mid-April
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The world will not wait for us. We must now rapidly regain our ability to act,
emphasized the CDU leader Friedrich Merz, on the eve of his election victoryIf it is destroyed, that would not only be detrimental to Europe, it would also be detrimental to America,
Merz said on Monday at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin
Germany must once again assume a leading role in Europe – not from the top down, but with France, with Poland, with a strong European Union,
emphasized CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann during the election campaignThe message must be very clear: Europe is united and unified,
stressed MerzThe German economy needs a new government capable of acting very quickly,
said BDI industry group president Peter Leibinger
These are difficult starting conditions for a new German government, which is facing Herculean tasks in domestic and foreign policy,
said Cornelia Woll of the Hertie School BerlinThe worst thing would be if the CDU were to join forces with the AfD after all,
he saidThey cannot exclude millions of voters,
she saidGiven the enormous challenges, it is good for Germany as a business location that the CDU and SPD have, albeit by a slim margin, a majority,
IW's Knut Bergmann told DWWe need a stable coalition and the ability to act quickly, as deindustrialization in Germany is in full swing,
she told DW
In a grand coalition, I ultimately see a continuation of the stagnation that Germany experienced during [former chancellor] Angela Merkel's 16 years in office,
he told DW, noting how the CDU/CSU/SPD failed to create huge economic dynamism during the 12 years they ruled together during Merkel's reignI would have expected a greater willingness to reform from a black-green coalition,
said Kritikos, referring to the CDU's black party colorsDue to demographic change, there are only two options: If we want better infrastructure, we must either work longer or finance it through debt,
he saidI told him that we should see each other soon after the government is formed,
Merz said
The biggest challenge of all is going to be forming a stable coalition that also has the strength to cut the AfD down to size,
said political scientist Aiko Wagner of Berlin’s Free University
This is really the last warning to the political parties of the democratic centre in Germany to come to joint solutions,
Merz told a press conferenceWe must work together to see that we solve the problems in Germany” in order to “gradually deprive this party of its breeding ground
he told journalists
For a just peace, the attacked country must be part of peace negotiations,
Merz added, in what was interpreted as a sideswipe at the Trump administration after it last week began talks with Russia on ending the war that excluded Ukraine and EuropeEurope stands unwaveringly by Ukraine’s side. Now more than ever, it holds true: We must put Ukraine in a position of strength.”
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