The new Chancellor. Friedrich Merz has put the CDU back on track and regularly counters the erratic traffic light coalition. But does the Sauerland native also have better solutions for a torn country facing significant issues: a struggling economy, uncontrolled migration, a bureaucratic backlog, an expanding welfare state, and extreme wealth disparity? Jutta Falke-Ischinger and Daniel Goffart describe how "the Unyielding" is now fighting for the trust of the citizens after his long march to the top of the party. The goal: a change of power in Berlin.