Friedrich Merz arrives as a humbled new German chancellor - but that may not be the worst way to start | Jörg Lau | The Guardian

T here goes the cliche about German politics being stable but dull. Germany finally has a new leader, but only after a day of drama, suspense and historic twists . The conservative Friedrich Merz failed to secure a majority confirming him a https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/07/friedrich-merz-german-chancellor-germany