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German leaders miscalculated popular will for war spending

Summary by Responsible Statecraft
Recent polls show the center right Christian Democrats (CDU-CSU) headed by prospective chancellor Friedrich Merz losing ground against the populist right Alternative for Germany (AfD), even before the new government has been formed. The obvious explanation is widespread popular dissatisfaction with last month’s vote pressed through the outgoing parliament by the CDU-CSU and presumptive coalition partner the SPD (with the Greens) to allow unlimit…

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German leaders miscalculated popular will for war spending

Recent polls show the center right Christian Democrats (CDU-CSU) headed by prospective chancellor Friedrich Merz losing ground against the populist right Alternative for Germany (AfD), even before the new government has been formed. The obvious explanation is widespread popular dissatisfaction with last month’s vote pressed through the outgoing parliament by the CDU-CSU and presumptive coalition partner the SPD (with the Greens) to allow unlimit…

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Molly O'Neal - German leaders have miscalculated popular will for war spending - Brave New Europe

Polling suggests the German public has not been won over to the establishment’s war fever. Molly O’Neal is a university lecturer and research scholar, with a long diplomatic career focused on Central Europe, Russia and Eurasia. A Fulbright professor in Warsaw and in Dresden, she has a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. O’Neal is also a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Cross-posted from Responsible Statecraf…

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Responsible Statecraft broke the news in on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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