Germany: Difficult first year for Chancellor Friedrich Merz
5 May 2026, 12:20 GMT
Topic: Germany
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-difficult-first-year-for-chancellor-friedrich-merz/a-77053478?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
A year after taking office, Germany's federal leadership is struggling with the drudgery of coalition governance. Whenever there are problems, the coalition partners are blamed. Or US President Donald Trump.