There were simply factors from day one....which made the threesome (SPD-Greens-FDP) disagreeable.
Near the end....the trigger-point was a months-long deadlock over the 2025 federal budget. There was going to be a shortfall of funds....which the SPD and Greens pushed for increased public investment and spending. Lindner of the FDP (Finance Minister) said 'no'....going to the route of strict fiscal discipline.
If the SPD or Greens had controlled the 'seat' of the Finance Ministry? Well....they would have gotten the taxes increases, and the FDP would have forced into a corner...mostly grumbling.
How doe this 'frame' fit for the problems currently? The SPD wants a bigger budget, and to reach it....they insist upon more taxation. About half of the CDU-CSU crew....aren't that supportive of the idea.
I'm not saying this is a carbon copy of the 2024 problem....but it has certain elements of that problem.
Why was Merz the CDU 'answer'? Well....he was to be this economical smart guy....to get the economy back into turbo-mode. So far, he's failed....which begs a lot of questions.
I will offer this observation...between the energy cost issue....the Russian-Ukraine issue....the import of cheap Chinese goods....and true cost of environmentally saving the Earth, the German economy is stagnant. It doesn't matter who comes next to be Chancellor, the same issues exist.
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