Interview: "Friedrich Merz is currently learning three things the hard way"
Economist Nils Goldschmidt thinks: what the country needs is less clear-cut positions and more compromise. A conversation about Friedrich Merz's credibility problem and the usefulness of back rooms.
The article discusses the recent state election in Sachsen-Anhalt, where no party achieved its desired outcome. The author argues that the biggest democratic damage would not be the lack of a clear majority, but rather if a party classified as right-wing extremist were to provide the prime minister. The author expresses concern that democratic structures are being taken for granted, even in the middle of society.
The CDU party is also mentioned, with the author suggesting that its problems lie not with the compromises it makes, but with its own perception of those compromises.
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