Meet Friedrich Merz, the trained pilot who will take the controls of Germany
Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...
Germany’s Next Leader Will Be Squeezed by Trump and the Far-Right
Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving ...
The Race to Save Germany
Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.
The Latest: Merz wins Germany’s election while AfD makes historic gains
German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the ...
Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet the conservative leader taking the reins of the German chancellery
Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...
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German far-right makes unprecedented gains as center-right wins election
The Christian-Democratic center-right party (CDU/CSU), led by Friedrich Merz, will return to be the ruling party with 220 ...
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Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.
POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.
Merz Appears Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor
A series of attacks helped fuel debate about immigration in the weeks before German voters cast their ballots for a new ...
Germany's Friedrich Merz: The risk-taker who flirted with far right
A marked moment of political severance came at the end of January, when Friedrich Merz pushed through a non-binding motion on ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor?
The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel ...