Who is Friedrich Merz, the CDU candidate for German chancellor?
Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is the front-runner in the country's election campaign, with his center-right Union bloc leading polls. The 69-year-old became leader of the Christian Democratic Union after Chancellor Angela Merkel stepped down in 2021,
The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...
Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.
A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign.
After his conservative bloc came out ahead in German legislative elections with almost 30 percent of the vote, Friedrich Merz must now forge a coalition government. Merz has pledged to revive ...
In a televised roundtable later Sunday evening, Merz also criticized US “intervention” in the German election campaign ... they perceive as party leader Friedrich Merz’s hard line on ...
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Friedrich Merz: High-flying Merkel rival at summit of German politicsFriedrich Merz is on the brink of achieving a long-held goal of becoming Germany's next chancellor after initial results ...
Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...
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