Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult
- Written by Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University
Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election on Sunday. The celebrations could be short-lived, though, as the task of forming a government now looms.
As it stands, Germany’s public broadcaster has projected Merz’s CDU and its Christian...
