{"id":213463,"date":"2025-01-25T00:05:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T00:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/friedrich-merz-what-to-expect-from-germanys-likely-next-leader-berlin-briefing\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T00:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T00:05:30","slug":"friedrich-merz-what-to-expect-from-germanys-likely-next-leader-berlin-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/friedrich-merz-what-to-expect-from-germanys-likely-next-leader-berlin-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Friedrich Merz: What to expect from Germany\u2019s likely next leader | Berlin Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mq_Zla713u0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Friedrich Merz: What to expect from Germany\u2019s likely next leader | Berlin Briefing\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mq_Zla713u0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Friedrich Merz is the frontrunner to become Germany\u2019s next leader after February\u2019s elections. If he succeeds, he\u2019ll face huge challenges: restoring economic growth after two years of recession, and delivering political stability after the infighting of the outgoing coalition. Experts warn that the stakes for a Merz-led government will be high: failure to deliver could fuel the far right. In this edition of Berlin Briefing, DW\u2019s Richard Walker and Michaela K\u00fcfner break it all down with writer John Kampfner. Who is Friedrich Merz? Why did he have a feud with Angela Merkel? How would he deal with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, the Ukraine war and the challenge of China? And can he deliver the reboot that he says Germany needs?<\/p>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p>Michaela K\u00fcfner on Friedrich Merz vs Olaf Scholz: https:\/\/youtu.be\/WaBvj_GqbRE?feature=shared<\/p>\n<p>John Kampfner: https:\/\/www.jkampfner.net<\/p>\n<p>DW\u2019s Christoph Hasselbach on Friedrich Merz &amp; Donald Trump: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/donald-trump-germany-politics\/a-71365721<\/p>\n<p>DW\u2019s Rosalia Romaniec on Merz\u2019s party and Ukraine: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025-ukraine-defense-spending-nato-cdu-csu-v2\/a-71277591<\/p>\n<p>RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media: \u25baInstagram:   \/ dwnews   \u25baTikTok:   \/ dwnews   \u25baFacebook:   \/ deutschewellenews   \u25baTwitter:   \/ dwnews  <\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    \/ dwdeutsch  <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friedrich Merz is the frontrunner to become Germany\u2019s next leader after February\u2019s elections. If he succeeds, he\u2019ll face huge challenges: restoring economic growth after two years of recession, and delivering political stability after the infighting of the outgoing coalition. 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