German Voters and the Euro: Just Don’t Bore Us with the Bill
As Merkel bids for re-election amid talk of a new Greek bailout, German voters seem satisfied with the euro zone status quo.
James Shinn
December 17, 2025
Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor and party leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), speaks during an election rally in Dresden, Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. The opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) is trailing Merkel's Christian Democrat bloc in the race to the Sept. 22 elections, according to Germany's seven leading polling agencies. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Angela Merkel
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
