Policy

Conservative election win could slow German Energiewende

Friedrich Merz from the CDU/CSU likely to form new government with battered Social Democrats while pro-renewables Greens no longer needed

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union and likely next German chancellor.
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union and likely next German chancellor.Photo: CDU/Tobias Koch
European Editor, Recharge
Published 24 February 2025, 08:26Updated 24 February 2025, 08:46
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