Friedrich Merz celebrates election victory: Will Germany now be conservative?

Friedrich Merz celebrates election victory: Will Germany now be conservative?

Berlin, Deutschland - A "great day for Germany"-so US President Donald Trump cheered on Friedrich Merz's election victory and the CDU. At a time when a new conservative dynamic can be felt in Germany, French President Emmanuel Macron also congratulated and emphasized the need for strong European cooperation. The British Prime Minister Keir Strander expressed the desire to deepen the relationships. Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj also paid homage to the result and sees it an important vote for cooperation within Europe. On social media, the election result was euphorically celebrated as a sign of a change, with Matteo Salvini spoke of a doubling of the votes for the AfD and wanted to interpret the development as confirmation of his own policy. As Vol.at , this ballot also shows increasing support for right-wing populist trends in Germany.

merz and the AfD - a clear cancellation

But Friedrich Merz, the new CDU hope holder, is also faced with considerable criticism. After a controversial application to tighten the migration policy measures, which could only be enforced with votes from the AfD, Merz unequivocally clarified that working with the right -wing extremist party was excluded for him. "We will not work together with the party that calls itself alternative for Germany. Not before, not afterwards, not afterwards," said Merz at a CDU federal party conference in Berlin. This statement was underlined by CSU boss Markus Söder, who warned the CDU of the AfD and made it clear that it would be combated with all determination, as it was Euronews.com reported.

Merz is in a dilemma: While the Union leads in the surveys before the election on February 23, Merz is also exposed to protests and allegations that the “fire wall” has torn into cooperation with extreme rights. This is also reflected in the reactions of leading politicians who consider his strategy to be problematic. Even Angela Merkel critically commented and described Merz 'approach as "wrong". This pressure shows the fragility of the current political landscape, while the CDU struggles for its identity and future.