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Merz falters, far right surges

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz struggled to sway German voters as a surging far right and recent CDU defeats prompted doubts about Berlin’s leadership, while North Rhine-Westphalia’s Hendrik Wüst waited as chancellor-in-waiting.

by Yanis Varoufakis

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In the latest episode of The Econoclasts, Wolfgang dissects the recent CDU electoral disasters while, in the second segment, I argue that Europe's wholesale slump needs to be blamed primarily on the compromised, defeated, co-opted Centre Left www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol0h...
Germany can't recover from this - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts
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September 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Financial Times
Why Germany’s ‘chancellor-in-waiting’ is biding his time

Hendrik Wüst, the popular premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, is seen as the most likely successor to Friedrich Merz

Why Germany’s ‘chancellor-in-waiting’ is biding his time
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New York Times
Why Germany’s Leader Merz Is Struggling to Sway Voters

As the far right surges, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unpopular economic policies and gruff manner have failed to sway voters turned by rivals’ promises of easy fixes.

Why Germany’s Leader Merz Is Struggling to Sway Voters
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Handelsblatt
European Union: 'What’s going on there in Germany?' Merz's weakness becomes a European problem

After the CDU's election defeats, EU partners doubt Germany's leadership. The chancellor's weakness comes at an inopportune moment: far-reaching decisions are pending in Brussels.

European Union: 'What’s going on there in Germany?' Merz's weakness becomes a European problem
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