Germany faces political and economic uncertainty | Germany
Friedrich Merz faces a range of political and economic challenges Friedrich Merz faces a range of political and economic challenges Yesterday’s Germany election has let created more questions than answers and sparked plenty of national and international uncertainty. With the Christian Democrats achieving their largest share of the vote, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surging into second place and Olaf Scholz’ Social Democrat Party (SPD) falling into third, there were no shortage of political earthquakes. The hope is that a coalition government can be formed by Easter – creating a two-month power vacuum even in a best-case scenario. The biggest loser is certainly the SPD, whose support dropped 9% since Germany’s last election and saw its worst results in decades. Adding to the complicated picture, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,… Read More »Germany faces political and economic uncertainty | Germany