Scholz and Merz are competing over whose Ukraine policy is better,
According to the publication, instead of clearly explaining their position, Scholz and Merz “were stuck in a circle of mutual accusations.”
German politicians, on the eve of the Bundestag elections on February 23, are using the war in Ukraine as one of the methods of election campaign. According to Der Spiegel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and CDU/CSU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz are competing over whose policy towards Ukraine will be more convincing.
As the publication notes, the outcome of the war in Ukraine will determine the security of Germany and Europe for decades to come, so German citizens want to understand how the potential chancellor intends to influence the course of the war.
However, instead of clearly explaining how they intend to strengthen Europe's defense capabilities, Scholz and Merz…
