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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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keep the US out of our elections 25% · newwooing AfD voters 20% hands off Commerzbank 15% the debt-brake reform 11% everything else 29%
#1
Merz to MAGA: Butt Out of Our Elections

He's warning Washington to keep out of German votes over a MAGA-aligned grants scheme.

Germany warns US against election interference with Maga-aligned grants scheme

The Guardian · 2026-07-15
our translation

he's turned an american-meddling story into a rally-the-base moment — nothing unites germans faster than 'someone's trying to rig our vote'

new — election-meddling warning, July 16very sure · 3 sources
#2
Merz Vows to Keep the AfD Out of Power
pivotal eastern state vote aheadvery sure · 3 sources
#3
Merz Won't Stand in UniCredit's Way
won't block UniCredit, July 15pretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Debt-Brake Reform Hits a Wall, Merz Admits
high hurdles admitted, July 15pretty sure · 3 sources
thursday, july 16
Sit down with Macron to patch up the Franco-German defence rift(reported)
Keep telling Washington to stay out of Germany's elections(reported)
Rally eastern voters against the AfD before the state elections(safe bet)
Cool hopes for more debt-brake reform before summer break(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Merz and Macron to reset ties after fighter jet project collapse

news.google.com · 2026-07-16

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