Merz opfordrer SPD til at vise større reformvilje

Den tyske kansler Friedrich Merz opfordrede SPD til at udvise større reformvilje. I en tale til CDU's Wirtschaftsrat i Berlin advarede han om, at hans tålmodighed har grænser. Han kritiserede SPD for at "drømme" om demokratisk socialisme.

Tirsdag aften den 5. maj 2026 talte kansler Friedrich Merz (CDU) ved CDU Wirtschaftsrat's årsmøde på et luksushotel i Berlin. Han blev budt velkommen af præsident Astrid Hamker med "Herzlich willkommen zu Hause", mens hun efterlyste banebrydende reformer.

Merz fremhævede den alvorlige økonomiske situation: "Den makroøkonomiske krise er her, og den er stor." Job gik tabt, og virksomheder gik konkurs hver dag. "Jeg har været meget tålmodig," sagde han til SPD og bemærkede Unionens mange kompromiser gennem de seneste tolv måneder. "Der er grænser for vores vilje til at gå på kompromis."

Han kritiserede SPD for deres refleksive krav om højere skatter og gæld samt byrder for middelklassen og håndværksfagene. "SPD tror mere på omfordeling," mens CDU tror på den sociale markedsøkonomi. Han afviste spekulationer om en mindretalsregering eller nyvalg: "En mindretalsregering er ikke en mulighed for mig."

Merz skitserede reformplaner frem mod 2035, herunder digitaliserede administrative processer og billig energi. "Tyskland har styrken til en ny begyndelse," sagde han og lovede et land, der igen tror på sig selv.

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