Germany’s new political leaders face big problems of their own making

J.D. Tuccille : Germany 's economic woes are largely the result of decisions made by the SDP and the CDU/CSU in past governments.

The outgoing government was a "traffic light coalition" that presided over several years of economic doldrums, dithering over the response to the war in Ukraine , and terrible energy policies.

The result has been deindustrialization, as many companies leave the country, when the country's high energy costs are in full swing.

To set Germany on a better course, leaders of the two parties will have to repudiate what they've done in decades leading to this moment.

But it's also cultural, because it's not that cool in Germany to be an entrepreneur.

Germany 's new political leaders face some serious challenges in reviving what was once a vibrant and prosperous country.