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How Friedrich Merz betrayed his voters

17 March 2025

6:23 PM

17 March 2025

6:23 PM

German politics has delivered yet another masterclass in how to betray your voters while maintaining a straight face. This time it is Friedrich Merz, the supposedly steel-spined conservative who spent years critiquing Angela Merkel’s drift leftward, who has now managed to outdo even his predecessor’s talent for abandonment of what he promised.

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