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When Friedrich Merz became Germany’s chancellor this year, he promised to revive a moribund economy, rebuild the nation’s neglected infrastructure and making the country relevant on the global stage again. His failure to deliver on many of these core issues has not only helped energize far-right parties like the Alternative for Germany

Merz also caused confusion at an October meeting of European Union leaders, when he incorrectly reported a trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc had been concluded. He later brushed off the mistake as a minor issue.

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    promised to revive a moribund economy, rebuild the nation’s neglected infrastructure and making the country relevant on the global stage again.

    Outrageous that he still hasn’t delivered.

    It’s a charade. Without cheap Russian energy and an end of ICE cars new companies have to be build. That takes time. The thing to judge is if that is made easier.

    he incorrectly reported a trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc had been concluded.

    After the way the conference last week was handled I would assume that the agreement was there but other political goals are more important.

    • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      Without cheap Russian energy and an end of ICE cars new companies have to be build.

      I don’t know if we live in the same Germany but in mine leading CDU politicans argue for buying Russian gas and oil again.

      Also, Merz constantly calls for postponing the ban on new ICE cars.

      Merz & Friends are not laying the ground work for anything worthwile in the future. All they try is to preserve the status quo.