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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sharply attacked conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz during a debate in parliament on Wednesday, accusing him of lacking a vision for Germany’s future. “What does your political programme actually have to do with the future of Germany? Nothing, that’s the answer,” Scholz, a centre-left Social Democrat (SPD), said during the debate over his government’s budget proposal. “How can you want to gamble away Germany’s future the way you are doing? Economic expertise: zero. That is the truth. No prospects for Germany. No industrial perspective. No prospects for …

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