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Who is Friedrich Merz, the pilot politician tipped to be German chancellor? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 8 months ago by SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol to c/world@quokk.au

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The leader of the centre-right opposition party the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was roundly criticised for the ostentatious arrival, both for flaunting his wealth and ignoring concerns over the climate crisis. Far from being chastened, however, Merz doubled down.

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[–] Hubi@feddit.org 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"The last government had to enact some changes after 16 years of CDU stagnation and that was pretty uncomfortable, so we're going to elect the CDU again to keep everything the way it was"

Spoiler: It will not remain the way it was because the world keeps changing.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 10 points 8 months ago

Standing still while everyone else is moving forward is called falling behind, which Germany did for 16 years with the Christians.