Status: 16.01.2024, 17:05 PM
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Friedrich Merz criticizes the traffic light. © Marco Rauch/dpa
Friedrich Merz, head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, believes he knows the reason for the loss of confidence in the government. He wants to address the politics of the traffic light deshlab in a Bundestag debate.
Berlin - Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz has accused the traffic light government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) of acting against the will of the majority of the people in practically all policy areas.
"We have a federal government that no longer reflects the will of the majority of the population of the Federal Republic of Germany in any area of politics," the CDU chairman said before a meeting of the Union parliamentary group in Berlin, also against the background of high AfD poll ratings.
"This is not without consequences. This is one of the reasons for the massive loss of confidence that the federal government now has to accept," Merz warned. The CDU/CSU will make the Bundestag debate on agricultural policy on Thursday "a general debate on the policy of the federal government." This is not only met with the protest of farmers, but also with massive opposition from large parts of the middle class and the transport industry, for example.
Merz siginalizes readiness for cooperation
The CDU/CSU's willingness to talk to the federal government and, if necessary, to act together remains unchanged, Merz added. However, as long as the federal government is arguing among itself, it makes "relatively little sense to come together here for talks."
The CDU leader said: "The question of how we work together with the federal government must be decided by the federal government." So far, talks have not yielded any result.
The same applies to the issue of a ban procedure against the AfD. It is the task of the executive to make decisions on this. "This is a matter for the Federal Minister of the Interior (Nancy Faeser, SPD), if necessary the Cabinet, the Federal Chancellor," Merz said. "Until concrete proposals are on the table, I will not make any further public statements on this," Merz said. Dpa