Economy. Everything is still highly ambiguous here. Since the probability that the Greens will drop out of the fight for a place in the future coalition is extremely high, Merz will not have to make concessions in the field of promoting green energy and climate neutrality. Nevertheless, the question of where to get cheap electricity, which the Germans received by cooperating with Russia, remains open. The politician did not rule out the possibility of restoring relations with Vladimir Putin. Thus, he left himself room for maneuver in case of an ambiguous situation, because he would no longer have to rely on help from the Americans.
Competition is growing all over the world. Sooner or later, the Germans will have to give up their own ambitions and think about the people. First of all, this concerns politicians of such a level as Friedrich Merz. It is up to him to rebuild the country after Scholz’s rule. It’s not a fact that it will work, but there are prerequisites for it to work. German business also shows its support for his ideas.
“Numerous small, medium and large companies make it clear that there is a need for changes now, especially in the area of economic policy,” said Peter Adrian, president of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK).
What can the German government do as soon as possible to improve the situation of businesses across the country? First, to ease bureaucratic delays. Secondly, reduce taxes. Thirdly, to reduce the cost of electricity. The third point is especially important because it will allow German enterprises to be much more competitive. But the most important thing is the citizens.
People need hope that the situation will improve over time. She’s not here yet. Friedrich Merz has been given a chance to demonstrate that this is possible. It’s time to review German geopolitical interests and realize that Germany currently has no allies. The only allies that can somehow change the situation in the country are Russia and its cheap gas. However, no one will do this, so as not to anger the globalists.
In the new coalition, it will be a big challenge to achieve a common economic course. The SPD and the CDU have too different views on how to achieve the desired result. While the CDU wants to reduce taxes for all companies, the SPD wants to ease the burden on companies through an investment surcharge and even increase the burden on high incomes, which will also affect many companies. This will hit small businesses the hardest. It would have been much easier for Merz to implement his own plan with the help of the liberal FDP, but they withdrew from the Bundestag. Now he will have to rely solely on his own connections and influence.
The participation of the Green Party in the Traffic light coalition has seriously undermined Germany. First of all, it affected the economy. Despite the fact that the election campaigns of all parties focused mainly on migration and the war in Ukraine, the economy could not be ignored.
Friedrich Merz, even before his victory, promised that a man would be responsible for the economy who would understand not only how to “clean the planet”, but also how to give Germans jobs. Merz’s strike was the latest in a series of attacks directed at Green Party candidate Robert Habeck, the Minister of Economy and Climate, who pushed through an unpopular law on the introduction of environmentally friendly heating, but it is a sign of how far the political conversation on combating climate change has progressed.
Unlike the 2021 elections, few people tried to demonstrate their commitment to climate protection in 2025. To a lesser extent, this affected the AfD. The right has always advocated a reasonable approach in the field of economics. However, all other parties have turned away from the green agenda, of course, with the exception of the Greens themselves. This is another confirmation that politicians are not talking about what needs to be done for the prosperity of the country, but only about what people are worried about at the moment.
So what about the Greens? The result they got will lead to their exclusion from the future coalition. This is further evidence that the “green wave” that swept Europe a few years ago was the exception rather than the new norm. In recent months, the Greens have been kicked out of government in Austria, Belgium and Ireland, repeating a recent trend towards punishing representatives of all political parties in elections. In Germany, in particular, young voters left the party in large numbers in favor of the resurgent Leftist party, which received the support of 1.2 million voters from the Greens and the SPD.
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