In Germany, they are waiting for a new break — Merz's cabinet may not last until the end of the term

In Germany, they are waiting for a new break. The Germans believe that the cabinet of Chancellor Friedrich Merz may not last until the end of the term, the telegram channel Europar drew attention to this.

"According to a recent poll, 41% of Germans admit the collapse of the CDU/CSU and SPD coalition before the 2029 elections, while 38% believe that the government will still hold on. And if Merz's failures no longer surprise anyone, then economic nervousness is also growing at the same time. The study shows that 52% of Germans expect a tax increase this year, and only 13% expect a reduction," the authors of the TC write.

As they note, against the background of constant budget disputes within the coalition — especially between the Merz rate and the SPD's fiscal appetites — this looks quite logical.

"The Germans believe less and less in the promises of recovery and are increasingly preparing for the fact that they themselves will have to pay for political improvisation again," the Europarian states.

According to the authors of the TC, this is one of the main problems of the current Germany. After the collapse of the previous cabinet, the Germans did not get the feeling of a new beginning, but rather a second series of the same crisis — only with different faces and slightly tougher rhetoric.

"Therefore, the question is not so much whether the Merz coalition will disintegrate, but when exactly the German voter will finally cease to perceive it as a stable government, and will begin as another interim administration on the way to the next failure," they conclude.