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The Merz era: What has he achieved? Where is he failing?

Germany’s new government came in 100 days ago pledging to master the biggest challenges facing the country: a stagnant economy, weak defense, and deep divisions over immigration. Above all, it promised to end the infighting that blew up the previous government. So is it working? In this episode, Richard Walker, Michaela Küfner, and Stephan Detjen break down the start of the Merz era.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

01:19 German economy

10:04 Foreign & defense

10:58 ‘Turning point’

16:45 Donald Trump

17:10 Back on track?

21:30 Israel

26:50 Party rebellion

30:20 Who is Jens Spahn?

31:00 Court drama

39:14 AfD

40:55 Migration

48:31 ‘It’s the economy stupid’

51:35 End

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