Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, is the worst possible man for the job. Throughout his career, he has held a dogged commitment to a neoliberal ideology that has destroyed Europe’s ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Well, it took two rounds of voting, but in the end, Germany's Parliament elected conservative politician Friedrich Merz as chancellor today.

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Well, it took two rounds of voting, but in the end, Germany's Parliament elected conservative politician Friedrich Merz as chancellor today.

But it's also important to point out here that Friedrich Merz is not your typical German chancellor candidate. He's not known for compromising. He's more famous for his maverick approach to politics.