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Back|Friedrich Merz: Can your Chancellor negotiate well? Probably not, they think in the CDU
Friedrich Merz: Can your Chancellor negotiate well? Probably not, they think in the CDU
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Spiegel Deutschland·1 hour ago·Politics·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Friedrich Merz: Can your Chancellor negotiate well? Probably not, they think in the CDU

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  • Friedrich Merz has announced a reduction in electricity taxes for everyone, but there is no funding.
  • The SPD lets the Chancellor appear, and within the CDU, anger and frustration with the boss are growing.

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The dispute over the federal budget escalated after Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a reduction in electricity taxes for everyone without clarifying the financing.

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Dispute over the federal budget Can the Chancellor negotiate well? Probably not, they think in the CDU

Friedrich Merz has made his decision: the electricity tax should be reduced for everyone. But there is a lack of funding, the SPD lets the chancellor run. Anger and frustration with the boss are growing again within their own party.

By Paul-Anton Krüger and Gerald Traufetter

November 12, 2026, 8:02 p.m

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  • ?How should the reduction in electricity tax be financed?
  • ?What specific measures is the SPD planning in response?
  • ?How will the CDU deal internally with criticism of the Chancellor?

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  • Friedrich Merz has announced a reduction in electricity taxes for everyone, but there is no funding.
  • The SPD lets the Chancellor appear, and within the CDU, anger and frustration with the boss are growing.

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