Democracy's last bullet in Germany - can Merz deliver?
Germany suffers from the EU's most expensive healthcare system, stagnant growth and a pension system that is considered in urgent need of reform. The government is plagued by internal battles, while the right-wing nationalist AfD is reaching record highs in public opinion polls. Despite the new government being in office for just over a year, not much has happened, says political scientist Ann-Kristin Kölln.
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