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,
As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...
In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
As transatlantic security ties dwindle, Germany's likely next chancellor has "to talk to the British and French" on ...
Ursula von der Leyen is about to face the most serious challenge to her leadership since she became European Commission ...
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Merz, the current frontrunner, will likely face the challenge of assembling a three-way coalition, either with the SPD and ...
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