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Post-election
reactions from party leaders - summary
Presumed
next German chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for more united Europe as he
warned the continent was facing its “five to midnight” moment with shifting
geopolitics and potential weakening in the transatlantic alliance with the US
under Donald Trump.
Merz,
whose CDU/CSU won Sunday’s federal election, has signalled his intention to
form a new government – most likely a coalition with the Social Democratic
party – by Easter, which falls in late April.
He has
also repeatedly warned against the risk posed by the rapid rise of the
far-right, stressing this puts pressure on his government to deliver and
“gradually regain the trust of the citizens in … our democracy.”
Merz has
listed foreign and security policy, migration, and the economy as his first
three priorities.
Outgoing
chancellor Olaf Scholz has said the election result was a “bitter” moment for
him and the party, saying his government “tried to do a good job in face of one
of the greatest challenges facing our country since 1945.”
Scholz
has said he would stay on as a chancellor until his successor is confirmed.
For more
reactions from other political parties, see the blog below.
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