Ed Tunrer (AstonU) offers eight things you might want to know about Friedrich Merz:
1. He's taking his party rightwards
2. He's an economic liberal
3. He's a social conservative
4. He's a Transalanticist
5. He's pro-european
6. His dealing with the right have been controversial
7. He'll be hemmed in by coalition politics
8. He'd like to visit Tibet...
and there you have it...
#Germany #politics
https://theconversation.com/who-is-friedrich-merz-the-man-now-most-likely-to-lead-germany-eight-things-to-know-247643
1. He's taking his party rightwards
2. He's an economic liberal
3. He's a social conservative
4. He's a Transalanticist
5. He's pro-european
6. His dealing with the right have been controversial
7. He'll be hemmed in by coalition politics
8. He'd like to visit Tibet...
and there you have it...
#Germany #politics
https://theconversation.com/who-is-friedrich-merz-the-man-now-most-likely-to-lead-germany-eight-things-to-know-247643
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man now most likely to lead Germany? Eight things to know
The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a government, following coalition negotiations.The Conversation
