Who is the new Chancellor of Germany, who promises to “restore his pride” to the country?

Expected with hope in Europe, the curator Friedrich Merz must be invested Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Chancellor of Germanywhile the country is weakened by the blows of Donald Trump and is forced to reinvent himself Under the threat of a strong increase in the extreme right.

From 9 a.m., the new Chamber of Deputies will eliminate the head of the Christian Democratic Union at the head of the government (CDU). He will be confirmed in stride 10th Chancellor of Germany Modern by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who will receive it at the Bellevue presidential palace.

Take the lead of the first European economy

Winner without glory of the legislative elections at the end of February, this Training lawyeraged 69, is an old road of German politics but who has never held an executive post. For the one who proclaims that “Germany is again on the rails”, it is now a question of facing enormous challenges.

He indeed takes the reins of The first European economy At a time of geopolitical tilting, where Europe seeks to free itself from the military tutelage of an American ally that has become unpredictable and where Germany has been in economic excess since 2018.

Under the dome of the Reichstag, filling up with the voices of his camp and the social democrats (SPD), with whom he definitively sealed a coalition contract on Monday, will be enough to rally the absolute majority of the 630 elected officials.

An appointment to the air of revenge for Friedrich Merz, dismissed from power in the early 2000s by his conservative rival Angela Merkel, which had led him to withdraw from politics. He will take over from the social democratic Olaf Scholz, beaten in February after the collapse of his coalition Against the background of differences that have become insurmountable on budgetary priorities.

Rearmer and modernize Germany

Supporter of a flawless support in Ukrainethe new Chancellor said he was open, under conditions, on the delivery of long -range Missiles Taurus to kyiv, despite the threats of Russia.

Friedrich Merz also made an impression by announcing in March an unprecedented expense program of several hundred billion euros for Rearmer and modernize A Germany in recession for two years. For this, it softens very strict national budgetary rules.

Among the priority sites, The upgrade of the national armyboth to defend the country and its contribution to NATO, but also infrastructure as essential as roads and schools, in poor condition after years of underinvestment.

“To move forward” Germany

Monday, Friedrich Merz promised to “move forward” Germany in these times “of great uncertainty”. At the top of its priorities: “to give back its pride” in the country, faced with a deep crisis of its industrial model, that the commercial war of Donald Trump could aggravate.

On the interior level, Friedrich Merz will quickly have to keep his promises. Because some surveys place the extreme right of The alternative for Germany (AFD) in front of his CDU party.

He hears to reverse the trend being hard on immigration. On Monday, he spoke of a “historic duty to lead this coalition towards success”, while the far right bets on a failure to win the next legislative elections of 2029.

Received by Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday

The (future) Chancellor has promised a new “leadership” in Europe, which involves tightening links with Paris but also Warsaw. To embody it, he will – like his predecessors – his first visit abroad in the French capital.

It was thus received on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 by Emmanuel Macron. And then goes to Poland.

Source: AFP.

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