Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as exhilarating. And yet his explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to gamble by breaking a major taboo.
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,
BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just ...
While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...
As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...
Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz stepped up his attacks on rival Robert Habeck from the Greens as the campaign ahead of Germany’s federal elections enters the final stretch.
A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign, ...
For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.
Friedrich Merz, whose conservative party is ahead in polls before Sunday’s election, sees an “epochal rupture” with a United ...
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Friedrich Merz Leads Chancellor Race — Germany’s Approach to Crypto and Financial Innovation To EvolveFriedrich Merz, leader of the CDU, is the frontrunner in Germany’s federal election. Alice Weidel’s AfD trails behind but has ...
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