CDU, in the right-right, leads a ballot box in this Sunday’s election (23.FEV); Merz approaches the chancel
The conservative declared the victory of the Centro-right CDU (Democratic Union) in Germany in the elections that take place this Sunday (23.FEV.2025). The CDU/CSU coalition is formed by the Christian Democratic Union-partner of former Chancellor Angela Merkel (2005-2021)-and the social-Christian union (Bavaria’s Acronym Arm).
“We, from @cdu and @csu, we won this election to Bundestag [parlamento alemão]. Thanks for the trust you have placed in us and me“Merz wrote in X (former Twitter).
“Now we will quickly fulfill our duty of government, because the world outside does not wait for us – and also does not expect long negotiations and coalition conversations. We need to act quickly again ”continued.
According to The mirrorCDU/CSU has obtained 29% of the votes for Friedrich Merz, which could become the new chancellor of the country. At 69, he has a degree in law and political science from the universities of Bonn and Marburg.
The result signals a return to the power of the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel after a period under the leadership of Olaf Schlz (SPD, Center left). According to the mouth of the ballot box, the current chancellor’s caption is in 3rd place. The campaign, centered on social and economic issues, should not guarantee its reelection.
Scholz classified the SPD result in Bundestag elections as a “defeat” and took responsibility for the performance of the acronym.
“This is a bitter result for the party, it is a defeat in the elections […] I am responsible for this result ”declared at the headquarters of the subtitle in Berlin, after the disclosure of preliminary results this Sunday (23.FEV). Scholz also congratulated Merz, according to the portal News.Az.
Who is Friedrich Merz
Merz entered the CDU in 1972, still in school, and became president of the Youth Union of CDU years later.
In 2000, he was elected president of the CDU/CSU group for the first time. Lawyer for training, Merz worked as a judge and then became a senior lawyer at Mayer Brown’s Düsseldorf’s office until the end of 2021, when he assumed the CDU presidency.
He has also held high positions in companies such as Blackrock Germany and HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, as well as participating in the advice of Ey Germany, Borussia Dortmund and Deutsche Börse.
Government plan
Friedrich Merz defends income reduction for workers, as well as lower taxes and contributions to ensure higher wages, jobs, economic growth and improvements in social programs. The candidate also proposes the increase in transportation allowance and the payment of overtime for full -time jobs.
Germany is a country with high taxes for companies, such as Körschaftsteuer, corporate income tax charged to all national and foreign companies based in the country. Merz’s proposal for the economy is a corporate tax rate of a maximum of 25% of retained profits, the simplification of tax laws and support for free trade.
Regarding climatic and environmental protection, the Merz government plan aims to implement emissions trade, use sustainable forms and protect the environment with a focus on ensuring the quality of drinking water, mineral water, medicinal water and underground water resources , especially in regions affected by drought.
The CDU leader also has proposals for agricultural production in the country, such as the regulation of new technologies, the use of chemical-synthetic pesticides and the sustainable forest management.
The investment in Germany’s internal security is another point of Merz’s plan. He plans to maintain defense spending on 2% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), as the NTA (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). If he wins the election, Merz intends to renew the Armed Forces and reinforce support for Ukraine, as he said in the February 17 debate. According to him, Germany “It is on the side of the Ukrainian people”.
Other suggestions of the candidate include the removal of family reunification for people with subsidiary protection, deportations of immigrants, revocation of passports to naturalized Germans convicted of crimes and reduction of asylum programs.
