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Merzsplaining: the chancellor’s overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck
PoliticsThe Guardian1mo ago

Merzsplaining: the chancellor’s overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs? | Joseph de Weck

Unlike his predecessors, Friedrich Merz projects certainty, even when he’s wrong. Now he must turn words into a deliverable plan The 18th-century philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder is credited in Germany with coining the maxim: “Talk is silver, but silence is golden.” The saying has come to define Germany’s political culture. Olaf Scholz was economical with words and drew mockery for his wooden, monosyllabic replies as the “Scholzomat” or even the “coma chancellor”. Scholz was not entirely d...

Germany's Merz Faces Backlash Over Syrian Refugee Return Comment
WorldThe Guardiannzztagesschau+6fazDWindex-hrn1-serbiadanaszerohedge26d ago9 sources

Germany's Merz Faces Backlash Over Syrian Refugee Return Comment

Friedrich Merz, a prominent German politician, is facing fierce criticism and has since back-pedaled on his remark that 80% of Syrians living in Germany should return to their home country within the next three years. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz clarified that the 'ambitious' return rate was not his idea, while Merz denied having made such a demand, sparking a dispute over the issue.