Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union’s largest country and

However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and elbow both Schaeuble and Merz aside on her rise to become chancellor.

Friedrich Merz, who has been declared winner in Germany’s elections, has a long to-do list to fulfil his promise of building a ‘Germany we can be proud of again’. From securing its borders to strengthening its weakening economy,