Friedrich Merz It will be, except great surprise, the Next German chancellor. Born within a bourgeois family From Brillon, in the state of North-Westalia, he entered politics with the fall of the Berlin wall. Quickly became One of the strong men of the CDU by Angela Merkel’s hand Until it came to power.
During the first years of Merkel’s mandate, the differences between the two were accentuated. Merz was very critical of his social and reception policiesespecially in the 2015 immigration crisis, which led him to leave politics to move on to the world of private companies. He kneaded a fortune when entering the Blackrock Buitre Fundwhere he charged a Million euros a year. According to him, this allowed him to be “middle-high class.”
His arrival to power supposes A right turn Regarding the policies carried out by conservatives during Merkel’s time. Although everything indicates that he will not agree with the ultra -rightists of Alternative for Germany, he has assumed several of his proposals during the campaign, in which he has promised Tax declines, social spending cuts and immigration policy restrictions.
“In the next four years we have to solve Two big problems in this country: migration and economy“Merz said before the elections. It has been very Belagant with the Social Democratic Government of Olaf Scholzwhich could now make it an agreement with the SPD that will be essential to overcome the investiture.
Pro-Trump and Defender of Israel
Analysts define it as An impulsive and unclear manwhich will make your task of governing in a minority difficult. “It is hard for him to control and not say what he thinks“explains the journalist Begoña Quesada. In addition, it is openly pro-state and supporter of Donald Trump. “He said he was a man capable to negotiate with Trump, who didn’t see him so difficult,” adds Quesada.
However, since the beginning of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine has been a firm Defender of European support to the Government of Volodimir Zelenskiso it does not seem to break the consensus that the European Union plays a fundamental role in the negotiations for peace.
Friedrich Merz is also Pro-Israelí. In recent months he has shown its full support for the offensive promoted by Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza. His relationship is so narrow that the prime minister of Israel was the first international president to congratulate him for his electoral victory and everything indicates that It will be the first chief of government to visit him in Berlin When assuming power.
Source: Lasexta
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