Pension dispute: Chancellor scenario report – Between peace in Europe and pacification of the coalition | EUROtoday

When it involves international coverage, Friedrich Merz’s chancellorship is set by one existential query: Will or not it’s attainable to maintain the USA on Europe’s aspect? In phrases of home coverage, the Chancellor’s success is dependent upon whether or not he can preserve the Union within the coalition on the aspect of the SPD in order that his authorities is ready to act and is perceived as such.

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Robin Alexander’s new guide “Last Chance – The New Chancellor and the Fight for Democracy” was revealed by Siedler Verlag on June 25, 2025 and is out there at this hyperlink.

In the politics podcast “Machtwechsel”, the co-editor of “The Pioneer”, Dagmar Rosenfeld, and Robin Alexander from the WELT editorial group talk about Germany’s massive political questions each week. The podcast with a glance behind the scenes of the federal government. Who makes which compromises? And above all: How is the black-red authorities altering Germany? The solutions might be present in “Change in Power”.

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