POLITICSJul 10 · 02:00 UTCPOLITICO EUROPEJames Angelos

Merz casts himself as a reformer to stem the German far right’s rise

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is promoting a 'Reformkanzler' image through economic overhauls in pensions, tax, and health insurance to counter the far-right AfD's rise. His coalition aims to demonstrate effectiveness amid skepticism about the reforms' scale.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned

Friedrich MerzpersonAlternative for Germany (AfD)organizationChristian Democratic Union (CDU)organizationpension reformstopictax reformstopichealth insurance reformstopic

Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →

Forward this

Related Signal

Adjacent reporting

POLITICSJun 12 · 02:03 UTC
Far-right surge puts Merz’s coalition on the clock to deliver
POLITICSJul 2 · 16:42 UTC
Under-fire German ruling coalition unveils reform package to boost economy
POLITICSJul 2 · 11:01 UTC
German coalition leaders strike tax reform deal to reverse steep popularity losses
POLITICSJun 17 · 12:25 UTC
Far-right general upends Italian politics
POLITICSJun 14 · 13:59 UTC
Italy’s Meloni faces a far-right dilemma as 'Il Generale' Vannacci rises