German Chancellor Merz revives Merkel’s “We can do this” slogan

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reused the famous “We can do this” (Wir schaffen das) slogan associated with his predecessor Angela Merkel, applying it in a different context.

“We can do this, we will be able to manage it if we stick together and if we once again believe in ourselves,” Merz said at a congress of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), commenting on planned reforms in Germany.

Merkel famously used the slogan in the autumn of 2015 during the mass influx of refugees into Europe. At the time, she faced criticism from the CDU’s conservative wing, including Merz himself.

By Jeyhun Aghazada