Germany’s Merz: I Will Prioritise Welfare Reform over Popularity - Regional Media News
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would risk lower poll ratings to pursue welfare reforms aimed at improving prospects for younger people.
- Merz said Germany was at least 30 years late in overhauling its pay-as-you-go retirement system.
- Merz said pension contributions from workers and employers would need to rise temporarily because of demographic change.
- The labor minister’s resignation increased uncertainty for Merz’s coalition after election defeats and falling poll numbers.
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The German Chancellor says that the main injustice for young generations lies in the pension system and warns that the distribution system, as it is known, has no future in an ageing society.
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces radical measures on the labour market and warns that the lack of reforms over the last decades in the social assistance system and in the pension system could put the future of young people at risk. According to Ana Maria Păcurau's report, correspondent Realidada PLUS at the White House and moderator of the show "Miza Zilei", the German leader claims that he is prepared to sacrifice his popularity i…
EADaily, October 13, 2026, German chancellor Friedrich Merz responded to his own low ratings in the Federal Republic of Germany. According to politicians, as RIA News informs, he does not want to be a popular favorite.
Bad survey values leave German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cold, he wants to stick to his reform policy regardless of that. "I do not intend to become the nation's favourite," said the CDU chairman. He wants to put the country on course much more in such a way that the youth have a reasonable perspective again.
Merz stated that he does not seek to become a national favorite, but his main goal is to return Germany to the right course
Merz stated that he does not seek to become a national favorite, but his main goal is to return Germany to the right course.At the same time, recent polls have shown that almost 70% of Germans call the chancellor's work a failure.Subscribe / We're at Max
The Federal Chancellor wants to put Germany on course despite poor survey values and expects the new Minister of Labour to speed up social reforms.
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