Sources & evidence
Every source behind Germany from Olaf Scholz to Friedrich Merz: Why the Political Cycle Changed, and the claims they support.
Claims & provenance
The dated Fact “Friedrich Merz was elected Federal Chancellor of Germany” anchors the Article's chronology.
supported
The reviewed dated Fact and primary-source package establish the chronology without converting sequence into causation.
Capacity for Peaceful Transfer of Power is used as a bounded continuing mechanism, not as a moral score or a complete causal model.
partially supported
The continuing Driver is a bounded explanatory mechanism accompanied by alternatives, not a complete causal allocation.
Having a say in government supplies a defined welfare measurement lens but cannot identify cause by itself.
supported
The linked Indicator supplies a defined welfare measurement lens; it is not treated as proof of a unique causal effect.
All sources
| Source | Publisher | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Merz mit 325 Stimmen zum Bundeskanzler gewählt | German Bundestag | official_document |
| World Development Indicators: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) | World Bank | dataset |
| Worldwide Governance Indicators methodology | www.worldbank.org | official_document |
| OECD Well-being Data Monitor — Current Well-being: Having a say in government | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | official_statistical_dataset |
| OECD Well-being Data Monitor — Current Well-being | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | official_documentation |
| World Development Indicators: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) | World Bank | dataset |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights | www.un.org | official_document |