Merz’s Ambitions for Germany Crash Into a World Upended by Trump
A year since taking office, Germany’s chancellor is struggling to fill the role he long dreamed of attaining
Friedrich Merz took to the podium at the Chancellery in Berlin last week to announce the first installment of a comprehensive overhaul of Germany’s social system that he hopes will demonstrate his vision to move the country forward.
Instead, he faced questions about how much longer his coalition will last.