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Trump and his team should expect a stubbornly pro-European Germany that will not take any perceived U.S. bullying lightly … Trump and his team should be advised to proceed carefully, though that is not exactly their preferred style."
Carol Schaeffer, senior fellow from the Atlantic Council, told Newsweek
I never thought I would have to say something like that on a TV programme but after Donald Trump’s latest comments in the last week, it is clear that the Americans, or at least this portion of the Americans, this government, care very little about the fate of Europe,
the chancellor-in-waiting told a televised roundtable of political leaders
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If we have one partner, it will be easier; if we need two partners, it will be harder, but even in that case, it will have to be successful,
Merz saidOur hand remains outstretched to form a government,
she told supporters,The interventions from Washington were no less dramatic and impertinent than the interventions we have seen from Moscow, so we are under massive pressure from two sides,
Merz saidThat is my absolute priority, I have no illusions at all about what will come out of America,
Merz saidThis is a great day for Germany, and for the United States Of America under the leadership of a gentleman named Donald J. Trump. Congratulations to all, many more victories to follow!!
he said
The AfD is not a party that is welcomed by prime ministers in all European countries — but it is high time we change that,
said Orbán after meeting Weidel at his official residence
Merz’s approach to the migration issue in the Bundestag, together with the AfD, has brought The Left new supporters,
said opinion pollster Manfred GüllnerIf there has been a key campaign moment, then one could say it’s the fact that the narratives of our competitors have been shattered by reality,
an AfD lawmaker said in the days before the vote
[Mer ... Merz] is someone who can be moved emotionally,
Serap Güler, a conservative parliamentarian who was briefed by Merz in the immediate aftermath of the killings, told POLITICOYes, it may be that the AfD will for the first time make it possible for a necessary law to be passed,
Merz said during the debate on the floor of parliamentPeople have the impression that nothing will change, that they’re signing up for the same old politics,
the lawmaker saidAs in 1949, we are facing nothing more and nothing less than the refoundation of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Merz wrote in a note to supporters on FridayWe can really achieve independence from the USA,
he said shortly after declaring victory on Sunday eveningI don’t care who goes down this path politically,
he told reporters the day after the attack, hinting at the criticism he knew would come his way for embracing the rhetoric of his populist rivalOur relationship with our foreign friends, both with our European neighbors and with the U.S., as well as with China and Russia, has never been so bad,
Weidel said in early FebruaryWe’re making sure no one else moves toward the AfD’s side, ... Because they can find a political answer to their urgent concerns within the democratic parties.”
he saidGermany has learned the hard way over the last three years that such coalitions are anything but stable and severely limit the government's ability to act,
said Woll
These are difficult starting conditions for a new German government, which is facing Herculean tasks in domestic and foreign policy,
said Cornelia Woll of the Hertie School Berlin