As Merz scrambles for support, Germany's identity crisis is laid bare
His coalition government is in crisis.But this breakdown of business as usual in Germany has been brewing for years.It's a nation wrestling with new, uncomfortable and unresolved realities.Think of certain stereotypes about Germany, and think again.A country dominated by boring, consensus-driven politics? Not any more.A confident, powerhouse economy at the cutting edge of car-making? Yesterday's story.A nation that can be used as a byword for impressive efficiency?
- ▪His coalition government is in crisis.But this breakdown of business as usual in Germany has been brewing for years.It's a nation wrestling with new, uncomfortable and unresolved realities.Think of certain stereotypes about Germany, and thi
- ▪Not any more.A confident, powerhouse economy at the cutting edge of car-making?
- ▪Yesterday's story.A nation that can be used as a byword for impressive efficiency?
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As Merz scrambles for support, Germany's identity crisis is laid bareImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Friedrich Merz has led Germany since 2025ByJessica ParkerBerlin correspondentPublished46 minutes agoA set of bumper local elections has thrown Germany, and its government, off balance.Chancellor Friedrich Merz may now be a man on borrowed time. His coalition government is in crisis.But this breakdown of business as usual in Germany has been brewing for years.It's a nation wrestling with new, uncomfortable and unresolved realities.Think of certain stereotypes about Germany, and think again.A country dominated by boring, consensus-driven politics? Not any more.A confident, powerhouse economy at the cutting edge of car-making? Yesterday's story.A nation that can be used as a byword…
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