The Likely Lads: Why Merz’s New Political Generation Will Decide Germany’s Future – Analysis

By Timo Lochocki 

In February 2025, Germany will hold a federal election—and polls indicate that the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) allies are likely to triumph.

The change will usher in a generational shift of decision-makers in Berlin, which could see the...