Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU acknowledged struggling to communicate effectively with the public regarding the issue of pensions, while simultaneously reaffirming his lately highly debated assessment. During the recording of the ARD program with Caren Miosga on Sunday, Merz addressed his formulation that the state pension will eventually only provide “basic security”. Responding to this, the Chancellor stated, “Of course, I am self-critical”. When he sees “such reactions” he asks himself, “What could you have said better?” He vowed to communicate it “better” next time but added, “I will not say it differently”. Despite this self-critique, Merz remained firm on one point: he clarified that “Nobody in this country proposes pension cuts. They would also be inadmissible”.
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