I'm of the belief that if jobs were stable, taxes were cut, and Germany's economic issues were marginalized.....a lot of the discontent with Merz would dissolve.
Germany’s economy in the fall of 2026 is in a fragile, modest recovery after years of stagnation and recession.
Since 2019? It's a noticeable problem. But you can go back to the early 1990s....when unification occurred, and point at various issues that started.
Forecasts for 2026 GDP growth range from about half-a-percent....to 1.3-percent....depending on the institute talking.
Issues? There's energy shock (over prices)....there's an aging and shrinking working-age population, increasing labor costs, bloated bureaucracy, weak private investment, and lost competitiveness in manufacturing versus China.
Reform chatter? Lot of it....but the Merz coalition have marginally delivered....with public support lessening each month.
Merz was voted in because he was mini-Trump-like in character....with expectations that he'd help to focus the country on changes necessary. So far....it has not worked.
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