Confusion in politics

If you look at Germany from afar, you can get the impression that the country is led by two federal chancellors. Olaf Scholz is still officially in office, but wants to leave and Friedrich Merz, the designated Federal Chancellor, is still working on his governing coalition. The old Bundestag is now making history and is paving the way for taking on hundreds of billions in future debts, largely to rearm the Bundeswehr. How could that happen? Dieter Herrmann, editor-in-chief of WEEK IN AUSTRALIA, comments on what happened.

When will Friedrich Merz become federal chancellor? Source: EPA / CLEMENS BILAN/EPA/AAPImage

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