Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz expects little to pass parliament ahead of early elections in ...
Friedrich Merz has long been a beacon of hope for the conservative Christian Democrats. He now wants to unseat Chancellor ...
Born in 1955 in the west German town of Brilon, Merz studied law and was first elected to the Bundestag in 1994. After ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative opposition leader and possible next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday ...
The music has stopped, and everyone is caught in a suspenseful yet completely predictable silence, as the once-roaring ...
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CDU leader Friedrich Merz has long been sharply critical of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government. Now, though, Merz appears to ...
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Merz believes that revisiting the policies that helped drive Germany’s postwar economic miracle will provide the path to ...
Germany's ruling Social Democrats officially made Chancellor Olaf Scholz their lead candidate on Monday for February's ...
Germany is heading to snap elections on 23 February 2025 after the coalition government of Olaf Scholz collapsed as a ...
Friedrich Merz has long been a beacon of hope for the conservative Christian Democrats. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader. At the age of 69.