During the electoral campaign in Germany, the Former Finance Minister of Germany and leader of the Liberal Party (FDP), Christian Lindnerhe said that his country would benefit from “A little (Javier) Milei and (Elon) Musk” The statement occurred in December 2024 and caused the indignation of the president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz – Winner of the elections held last Sunday – who does not hesitate to respond to the liberal sayings.
“I am completely horrified. What that president does is ruining the country and trampling people”, Said Merz about the management of Javier Milei during a television interview.
The critic of the main German Foreign Minister candidate for Javier Milei
Germany voted this Sunday in a key election on the political and economic future for the country. The triumph was achieved by Merz from the Cristianodemocrata Union (CDU), the former chancellor Angela Merkel party, according to the first projections. Meanwhile, the ultra -right of the candidate Alice Weidel was in second place and achieved a historical result.
The participation in the general elections of Germany amounted to 84%, according to the forecasts of the public television chains ZDF and ARD, which implies the highest figure from the country’s reunification in 1990. In this way Friedrich Merz remained at the doors to become the next Chancellor of Germany.
It should be noted that, in the midst of your electoral campaign, Merz outlined strong criticism against the Argentine president. In detail, his words came after Lindner – Liberal leader in Germany – will ensure that his country could benefit from Milei and Musk.
“It’s true: both Javier Milei and Elon Musk sometimes hold extreme opinions, crazy and even alarming, and promote them with provocative actions. However, I would dare to say that behind the provocations of Milei and Musk there is a disruptive energy that Germany lacks”, Wrote the Lindner.
Given this, Merz’s response soon appeared. During an intervention in the “Maischberger” program, the now main candidate for German Chancellor said he was “completely horrified“With the management of Milei.” What that president does is ruining the country and trampling people”He said.
The debate was not there since, prior to the elections, Lindner redoubled the commitment in an interview with the Public Channel Ard, where he suggested that Germany owed Take as models to Milei and the South African tycoon, Elon Musk.
Who is Friedrich Merz, the figure of Angela Merkel’s party who prepares to be the new German chancellor
The elections in Germany already have winner: Friedrich Merz, of the Cristianodemocrata Union (CDU), the former Chancellor Angela Merkel party, achieved a wide triumph. Meanwhile, Alicia Weidel’s ultra -right was second in a historic choice. For their part, the Social Democrats with Olaf Scholz (current chancellor) 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 presented to the future chancellor are not small, while achieving Form the new German government as quickly as possible, so negotiations are already open.
After the victory of his party, Merz is the main candidate to occupy the chancellor’s place. 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 recent weeks of campaign, Merz catapulted immigration to the foreground, to the point that he was 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 that Bundestag, or German Parliament, will approve 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 everything 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 MEP for 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 head of the CDU, in 2018 and 2021. After this, he officially assumed the direction of the party in 2022.
Source: Ambito
