Germany's Social Democrats riled by Merz ahead of critical talks on coalition

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But Merz's underwhelming election win, with just 28.5% of the vote, left him facing the spectre of an obstructive parliament given the surge in public support for far-right and far-left parties.
36% : Economists and investors want a rapid easing of the debt brake to lift Europe's largest economy out of the doldrums and fund an overhaul of Germany's military, which has taken on urgency with Donald Trump back in the White House and dealing with Russia over the heads of Europe on ending the Ukraine war.
21% : Both moves reflect anxieties about German security and the future of the transatlantic alliance since the re-election of Trump, as well as a hostile Russia and assertive China.

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