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Germany Is Waiting for a Reck Speech - but Merz Prefers to Preach Confidence

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Allegedly, on the Day of German Unity, the Federal Chancellor wanted to hold a "Ruck-Speech". In fact, Friedrich Merz (CDU) became fundamentally – with a "Mut-Speech".

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Germany is experiencing the third year of recession, is in the throes of reform, and that's why the mood is bad. It doesn't seem to really touch the Federal Chancellor, but it doesn't touch anyone, especially with his "Ruck speech".

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Allegedly, on the Day of German Unity, the Federal Chancellor wanted to hold a "Ruck-Speech". In fact, Friedrich Merz (CDU) became fundamentally – with a "Mut-Speech".

·Berlin, Germany
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On German Unity Day, Friedrich Merz presents a bleak description of the situation. His speech fails to inspire the courage needed to tackle the problems.

How should Germany regain economic success? Like Herzog, Merz is pushing for red tape reduction, deregulation, more self-responsibility of citizens and a reform of the welfare state. Reforms need guardrails: those who demand more performance must also pledge security. Whoever removes misincentives must strengthen opportunities for advancement. In particular, the Union must take care that it does not give the impression that the burdens are mainl…

LVZ - Leipziger VolkszeitungLVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung
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In his speech on the Day of German Unity, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz tries to follow in the footsteps of Roman Herzog's "Ruck-Rede" speech. However, the credibility of his appeal to a "new unity" would be higher if the federal government took a better example.

·Leipzig, Germany
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rnd.de broke the news in Germany on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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