Merz’s fragile coalition buckles under pressure to reform Germany – POLITICO

Merz’s fragile coalition buckles under pressure to reform Germany – POLITICO

«During the long 2005-2021 rule of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany’s prosperity rested on three pillars: exports to China, cheap gas from Russia and U.S. protection through NATO. They have all crumbled…. … The result is a country forced to reinvent itself — but the fear of fringe parties is keeping mainstream politicians frozen, said Sabine Kropp, a political science professor at the Freie Universität Berlin.“A truly poor approach at th…