German election 2025: Friedrich Merz seems to be ready to be the next chancellor
The Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, delivering the greatest number of votes in a parliamentary election to the conservative centrists, with the far right in second place, and reproaching the left government of the nation for its management of the economy and immigration.The first returns and output surveys almost certainly mean that Friedrich Merz, leader of Christian Democrats, will be the next chancellor in the country. But he will need at least one or - in the possibility that the Germans hoped to avoid - two coalition partners to govern."We won it," said Merz to the supporters of Berlin on Sunday evening, promising to quickly form a parliamentary majority to govern the country and restore a strong German leadership in Europe.The elections, which took place seven mon...