Harald Schmidt rejects calls for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to resign

Harald Schmidt (69) rejects calls for Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to resign. “I hope that he gets through the legislative period,” said the entertainer to the German Press Agency in Cologne. For Schmidt, who hosted a late-night show for many years and was known as the “chief cynic,” Merz is in a similar situation to many other Western heads of government: “Name a head of government who doesn’t have problems right up to the roof at home.” At the Arctic summit in Finland, people probably said at every opportunity: "You're about to be voted out, let's go have a drink!"

“Sweet little topics that we do here”

The media had decided that Merz couldn't do it. In such a situation, a politician has a very difficult time. Schmidt cited Merz's summer vacation as an example. “It’s so petty. If he goes on vacation, it means he was on vacation for too long. If he doesn't go on vacation, they say he needs a vacation." If he were Merz's advisor, he would advise him to go on the offensive: "I would have the Chancellor say a lot more: 'You can be happy that I'm doing the job. I'm going through with all of this now.'" Perhaps then there could even be a change for the better for him.

The focus on the alleged Chancellor crisis says a lot about Germany. «These are sweet, little topics that we are doing here. This can only concern someone who hasn't watched the news for a long time. No matter what device.”

Schmidt referred to the meeting of the Brics states in New Delhi. “When I see how good a mood Putin, Modi and Xi Jinping shake hands with. And at the same time, the AI ​​bosses warn: “Dear ones, it could be over sooner than expected.” So while we're on the Schnuckiputzi tour here, a large part of the world is already preparing for the future."