Germany's new government: The next steps for Merz and the SPD

For CDU, CSU and SPD the work in the new federal government begins. The challenges are enormous. The economy is on the ground, the far right AfD is the strongest opposition party.

The political party is coming to an end. Merz becomes Chancellor. Before that, the SPD announces its ministers. And Olaf Scholz says goodbye.

TOONPOOL Cartoons - The era of Merz begins... by markus-grolik, tagged peacerich, merz, cdu, federal government, spd, germany, minister, groko, federal chancellor, chancellor, klingbeil, restart, first, steps, stilzen, stilzengeher, peacerich, merz, cdu, federal government, spd, germany, minister, groko, federal chancellor, chancellor, klingbeil, restart, first, steps, stilzen, stilzen, stilzengeher - Category Politics - rated 5.00 / 5.00

The new government stands. Even before taking office, old fiscal policy principles were removed.With majorities of the old Bundestag, investments for the infrastructure were launched and defence expenditures were excluded from the debt brake. However, the investments are far from sufficient, while the blind augmentation rage is at the expense of the social-ecological transformation.What matters now.Samuel Decker is an economist and works as a re…

The next federal government continues to take shape. Now the SPD has also presented its designated ministers – with significantly more women than men.

This week, there will be a new German government and chancellor. The main thrust will be to put the economy in order. Meanwhile, America has reached an agreement with Ukraine on rare earths.