While Germany's economy stalled and the EU sank into chaos, Merkel overlooked the emergence of large social groups in Germany as well as studies and surveys indicating that Germans and their fellow Europeans were unsure of their current path and desired to go in the opposite way.
Scheduled for December 4, the congress of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is postponed to next year due to a pandemic. The candidate currently best placed to assume the presidency of the party, Friedrich Merz, does not take offense. The stakes are high, as the next party chairman could also be Chancellor Merkel's candidate for succession.
While Germany's economy stalled and the EU sank into chaos, Merkel overlooked the emergence of large social groups in Germany as well as studies and surveys indicating that Germans and their fellow Europeans were unsure of their current path and desired to go in the opposite way.
