Josef Franz Lindner described a minority government as the last chance for Friedrich Merz and the CDU. He wrote that Merz could not implement the necessary structural reforms in his view with the SPD and was dependent on the smaller coalition partner. Therefore, he should dismiss the SPD ministers from the government and form a CDU single-party government. Lindner suggested that reasonable members from other parties could support their initiatives. If decisions were only made with the votes of the AfD, he believed that the Greens and SPD would bear the responsibility if they voted against it for tactical or ideological reasons. Merz would neither have to pursue AfD policies nor agree to AfD proposals; agreements with the party were not necessary. Therefore, he also did not see a trap constructed by Robin Alexander and no obstacle from the "firewall." According to Lindner, a minority government would make political responsibility visible and was also important with regard to the elections in 2029. If Merz achieved too little with it, he could pose the question of confidence and thus trigger new elections. In his estimation, Merz and the CDU would regain support as a result. #CDU #Minderheitsregierung #Politik (translated)





