Can Friedrich Merz deliver the comeback Germany needs

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a steep, highly contested path to delivering Germany’s economic turnaround, with structural macro headwinds, climate fallout, and deep domestic political friction threatening to blunt his pro-market agenda.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support.Don’t miss our latest episodes! follow us to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support our podcast to serve update news entire the world!

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