After the traffic lights went out, Friedrich Merz's chances of becoming chancellor increased.Image: trapezoid
Friedrich Merz is ready for talks with the United States after his election victory. He hopes to make Germany's position clear to President Donald Trump.
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CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz hopes to have an equal dialogue with future US President Donald Trump if he wins the election. He wanted to face him and “walk upright.” Mertz said in an interview with the Stern newspaper: “We must re-emerge from a sleeping middle power to a leading middle power.”
“We have never really fully expressed and enforced our interests in Germany, and we have to change that. The Americans are more offensive. Our aim is not to ensure that only one side benefits, but to reach a good deal for both sides.” Trump The General Assembly calls it an agreement.”
Merz gave an example. “Let's be specific: We have to buy F-35 fighter jets from the Americans, but they should be maintained by us, and we get the necessary work for that. It's a good business for both parties. I Watching Trump and talking to a lot of people who know him very well, they tell me: You have to deal with him with dignity and clarity.”
Businesses worry about pressure from U.S.
This may be necessary because of concerns about headwinds from the United States, especially on the economic front. The scientific director of the Hans Böhler Foundation's Institute for Macroeconomics and Economics (IMK) explained that these companies face “the threat of further serious setbacks in the coming months.”
The recovery of German industrial orders in September “is fundamentally a positive signal and could be the beginning of a cyclical recovery in foreign trade,” Dulin continued.
“In fact, geopolitical developments may prevent this shift in the coming months.”
As Trump announced several times during the campaign, the mere possibility of new tariffs “could further increase uncertainty for German businesses and dampen investment activity in Germany.” New tariffs could affect all German export sectors.
Defense policy involves not only the purchase of fighter jets, but also the relationship between European NATO countries and Trump. He has threatened to quit the alliance and called for more funding, particularly from Germany.
Sources used:
- “Stern” advance notice
- Information from AFP
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