Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz reacts after winning the CDU/ CSU says there's no time to waste on government formation

CDU/ CSU, led by Friedrich Merz, has won Sunday's elections so far, with about 29 per cent of the vote. Immediately after the result, Merz said there is no time to lose in forming the government. He says he knows the responsibility and degree of office ahead and accepts it from time to time [...]
He says he knows the responsibility and degree of office ahead and occasionally accepts the highly tough “electoral campaign, affecting economic policy issues, migration, foreign policy and security.
But he says he is confident that he will be able to create a government capable of acting in Germany's interest” soon, as he tells party loyal ones that “bots out there do not expect us and long negotiations”.












