Germany's CDU/CSU leader Merz:'not much will happen' before election

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2024-11-27

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz expects little to pass parliament ahead of early elections in February, dousing hopes from ministers to pass economic reforms in the coming weeks. Merz, who is running to replace German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, told Deutschlandfunk public radio on Wednesday that only small legislative projects could realistically be implemented in the coming months before the vote. "There is st......

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