The elections in Germany They already have winner: Friedrich Merzof the Cristianodemocrata Union (CDU, for its acronym in German), the ex -chancellor’s party Angela Merkelhe achieved a wide triumph. Meanwhile, the ultra -right of Alicia Weidel It was second in a historic choice. For their part, social democrats with Olaf Scholz (current chancellor) They were in a lean third place.
Now the conservatives must form government, in a complicated political scenario in Germany, given the progress of the ultra -right, the problems of immigration and the wobbly economy.
The challenges for the new elected chancellor are not small, at the same time that the new German government must form as quickly as possible, so the negotiations are already open.
Who is Friedrich Merz, the chancellor elected in Germany
Friedrich Merz, of the Cristianodemocrata Union (CDU), the former Chancellor Angela Merkel party, the favorite in this contest.
With more than 30% in the surveys, the Union Party, composed of the CDU and its Brother Bávaro party, the CSU, seems destined to become the largest party in Germany and re -lead German politics.
The CDU has adopted a much more aggressive policy towards immigration than the view in the Merkel era of open borders. In the last weeks of the campaign, Merz catapulted immigration to the foreground, to the point that he has been accused of leaving the door open to collaborate with the extreme right.
At the end of January, it caused consternation throughout the country when it tried to make the Bundestag, or German Parliament, approved a law that imposed stricter controls of immigration.
His willingness to use the support of the AFD for this broke a taboo rooted in German politics – although it finally failed to approve a binding bill – and generated massive protests in German cities.
However, in an interview in the Congress of his party in early February, Merz reiterated CNN to work with AFD was impossible. “They are against… of all that we are, of what we build in the Federal Republic of Germany. There is no cooperation with this party, ”he said.
Merz is not a newcomer to German politics, but this is his second management as a politician. Between 1989 and 1994, Merz was Eurodiputa by Germany. He was subsequently a member of the Bundestag, where he represented the CDU until 2009. He left the policy to work as a company lawyer, where he was part of numerous supervision tips, including that of the Blackrock investment giant.
Now it represents Brillon, his hometown, and is reputed to be a millionaire and have a private pilot license. He made two failed attempts to become Chief of the CDU, in 2018 and 2021. He officially assumed the direction of the party in 2022.
Elections in Germany: Friedrich Merz will be the new chancellor and conservatives return to power
The Christian -democratic leader, Freidrich Merz, held this Sunday the victory of his party in the anticipated German elections and called to quickly get to work to form a new new government, something that “is not going to be easy.”
“We are going to talk to the possible partners to form a government as soon as possible,” said the candidate of former chancellor Merkel in Berlin. Aware of the great differences that separate them in issues such as migration or economic measures, he said: “The world does not expect for us.”
In this way, Merz faces an arduous task: seek a governing partner. Everything indicates that it will have to negotiate with the Social Democrats (SPD) and in the event that it finally between one of the two small parties, which currently touch the minimum of 5% necessary to enter the German Arliament, the liberals (FDP) or The Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) alliance, also with the greens.
Source: Ambito
