DECRYPTION – A supporter of a more active security policy in favor of Ukraine, the CDU conservative, favorite in the polls, would nevertheless have to deal with the more pacifist SPD.
« Hothead » against « chancellor of peace » : the center of gravity of the German electoral campaign shifted to the diplomatic field, featuring a CDU candidate Friedrich Merz, a supporter of resolute military support for Ukraine, and a social democrat Olaf Scholz, enemy of the war escalation. The first is reproached by the second for « play Russian roulette » by agreeing to deliver long-range Taurus missiles to kyiv. Conservative accuses Chancellor of exploiting « fear » of the nuclear explosion among a traditionally pacifist German public opinion. Unlike the 2021 electoral campaign, from which foreign policy was absent, the two adversaries are close behind each other on the subject.
In mid-November, Olaf Scholz took the initiative of a telephone interview with Vladimir Putin, interpreted as a sign of weakness towards the head of the Kremlin, before…
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