Fascinating read on the current state of politics in Germany. Merz may have stepped in it by breaking a taboo -- the center parties promised never to work with far-right parties in post-war Germany.

"It is hard to overstate this moment’s significance."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/03/a-political-gamble-backfired-spectacularly-bringing-the-far-right-closer-to-power-in-germany