Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is likely to be appointed as the new chancellor of Germany with the parliament expected to support his coalition led government on Tuesday. The move comes after almost six months of stalemate since the last government dissolved.
Merz, who contested the election highlighting the issue of irregular migration, secured 208 seats with his CDU/CDS alliance in February. The likely appointment has garnered significant attention of the world with Germany facing its biggest economic and diplomatic crisis in recent times.
Who is Friedrich Merz?
The 69-year-old politician is a member of the centre-right Union bloc and has been a prominent member of German politics. Merz entered the parliament in 1989 before going on to become a lawmaker five years later. He took an active break from politics serving as a lawyer and a member of several company boards.
With his return to active politics as the Chancellor of Germany, Merz has attempted to rally all European leaders claiming that they are in a position to act independently in Europe.
During his campaign, Merz had proposed structural changes prioritizing expenditure on defence and infrastructure. A €500 lies at the core of his policies that would aid in upgrading German infrastructure.
Europe, which has been under the grips of an economic crisis, pushed Germany to impose a debt brake that limited the budget deficit to 0.35 percent of the GDP in normal times. Merz라이브 바카라 proposals argue that the defence spending of over 1 percent of the GDP should be exempt from the debt brake and also devoid of an upper bracket.
Merz is now entering a coalition with the centre-left Social democrats with the aim of building a "Germany we can be proud of again".
Merz, however, failed to garner the parliamentary majority required to become the chancellor in the first parliamentary vote. The lower house of the parliament now has 14 days to either elect Merz or choose another candidate with outright majority.
