US EditionAfter Busy First 100 Days, German Chancellor Merz Faces Discord at Home
GERMANY, AUG 9 – Chancellor Merz's approval rating fell 10 points to 32 percent amid coalition conflicts and voter concerns about immigration fueling far-right gains, according to ARD polling.
- Amid his first 100 days in office, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz drove sweeping security, economic and migration policy changes, including loosened debt rules, but his approval fell to 32 per cent.
- Amid rising far-right support, coalition partners urged Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, Social Democratic Party , to refrain from provocations, warning that open squabbling could boost the AfD.
- In his reform drive, Merz pledged to build Europe’s largest conventional army and sustain Ukraine support alongside Paris and London.
- Within the coalition, resentment simmered as Merz’s narrow confirmation revealed tension, and the AfD secured a record 20 per cent in February’s election.
- Without addressing small-print details, Dr Wolfgang Schroeder warns that small-print failures in judge rows and refugee policy could further erode public support as debt rule changes unlock hundreds of billions for infrastructure and defence.
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Three months in Merz' Germany has felt a whole lot longer
Little over three months into his term as Chancellor, Friedrich Merz and his coalition have brought significant changes to Germany. At the 100-day mark, Brian Melican examines where Merz’ government has lived up to expectations – and where it hasn’t.
In a party dedicated to loyalty to the Jewish state, Friedrich Merz changes course by press release – and has to experience that the CDU MPs no longer take everything off.
Jörg Oppen is the owner of the oldest butcher's shop in the capital. In a conversation about the German economic crisis, he anticipates politics.
After his first 100 days in office, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffers from a strong unpopularity, with only 29% of Germans satisfied with his government balance.Read more]]>
The downward trend in German satisfaction with the new black and red government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) continues. According to ... The post 100 days in office: Friedrich Merz is even more unpopular than Olaf Scholz appeared first on Apollo News.
Germany is back, Friedrich Merz promised when he became chancellor, but after almost 100 days after he returned the conservatives to power in Germany, he has never been so unpopular, France Presse estimated.
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