Friedrich Merz is facing a difficult mediation task that needs to be resolved as soon as possible, writes Anna Karismo, a European correspondent.
Anna Karismouroppi Correspondent
21: 06 • Updated 21:08
Berlin In Germany and the whole of Europe, the weeks of uncertainty are ahead as the upcoming government is assembled.
Government is the form of a CDU, whose federal candidate Friedrich Merz makes a clear nesting difference from the previous Christian Democratic Chancellor Angela Merkel to politics. Merkel represented the political center.
Merz belongs to the right of the CDU and wants to close boundaries from immigrants, among other things. German economic policy will also become more right -wing under his leadership.
CDU is not partly concerned about the far -right AfD partner and is likely to turn to the current Federal Chancellor SPD.
However, it is difficult to arrange parties to the same government and may know long negotiations on the new government base.
The largest country in the EU may now be for a long time without a functioning government. For example, defense should be confirmed when Donald Trump The United States threatens to withdraw from security cooperation.
Merz knows that the hurry is.