Germany's Next Chancellor Seeks Europe Strength

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Likely next German leader, Friedrich Merz , said recently that his priority would be to strengthen Europe so that it could achieve independence from the U.S. It's an extraordinary statement from a chancellor in waiting, especially one who is an old school conservative and a traditional transatlanticist.

And he is willing to break the ceilings on German debt with these are self-imposed ceilings and spend really lots of money on defence.

And it really has eroded the sense among voters in Germany of having a real alternative. And it's one of the reasons, and you see it in the name of this far right party, Alternative for Germany , that the far right has grown strong. So I fear, and I think Freud Humertz has a lot of work to do on that front, that this constellation risks, you know, reinforcing the Afd even more because it is the de facto opposition party. Catherine Benno , thank you so much for joining us. Thank you very much..

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