Chancellor Merz calls for cohesion and speed in social reforms

Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has called on his coalition to make progress with the planned reforms and to ensure the stability of the joint government. «We have to stay together in government. We have to move the country forward. We must also use the great opportunities we have together. And I am determined to do that,” said the Chancellor on the ARD program “Report from Berlin”.

He said the whole of Europe depends on stability in Germany. Perhaps many people underestimated at the moment how important a stable government is in Germany, especially in these turbulent times. Everyone must have an interest in ensuring that Germany continues to be governed in a stable manner.

Merz warns against governments led by the AfD and the Left

When asked whether Ukraine was right to worry about the stability of the government in Germany, the Chancellor replied: "Yes and no." He referred to the political situation after the last state elections.

Merz said: "If governments are formed in Saxony-Anhalt under the leadership of the AfD, if a government is formed in Berlin under the leadership of the Left Party with all its connections to clan crime and anti-Semitism, then that is not a contribution to the stability of the Federal Republic of Germany."

Chancellor is now calling for speed with social reforms

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's speech on German Unity Day was a "reminder to all of us," said Merz. The day before, the Federal President had called for the resolute defense of democracy and warned against a further rise in extremist forces. Merz said: "This speech resonates with me for a long time, and I suspect I'm not the only one who feels that way."

In particular, he called on the black-red government coalition to make progress with the reforms of the social systems and to make the necessary decisions in the fourth quarter, especially for pension insurance. Merz said: “And the proposals are on the table so well developed that we have not had them in Germany in the last 30 years. I very much hope that we succeed in enforcing it in this way.”