Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s rival and German election frontrunner?
Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...
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Germany’s Merz maintains lead despite setback in latest pre-election poll
Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats polling at 27%, with far-right AfD at 20% in latest YouGov poll - Anadolu Ajansı ...
In federal election, Germany’s four main parties all incite anti-refugee hatred and call for greater military spending and war
The entire campaign for this month’s federal election is a repulsive spectacle. All the parties in the Bundestag (parliament) ...
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Germany’s economy is driving off a cliff. The car industry is behind the wheel.
The incoming chancellor will inherit a host of problems buffeting carmaking, including high energy and labor costs along with ...
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Germany's Merz intends to separate economy and climate in new Cabinet
Friedrich Merz, the conservative front-runner to become Germany's next chancellor, said he intends to separate the areas of ...
4 candidates want to be Germany’s next chancellor. Who are they?
Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the ...
‘Sovereign debt crisis is coming’: Germany’s Merz, chancellor frontrunner, warns Europe
Merz did not rule out reforming Germany’s debt brake but said that structural reforms particularly in refugee and ...
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Germany’s Merz again rules out coalition with far right, but opens door to center-left parties
Germany’s likely next chancellor suggested he’d consider governing with the center left — but not the AfD or the liberals.
Germany’s Merz Signals Openness to Common EU Defense Borrowing
Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to be Germany’s next chancellor, said he’s open to considering common European Union ...
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Berlin ready to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine after elections, but with one condition, says Germany's front-runner Merz
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the frontrunner for chancellor, has stated his ...
Germany's elections: from dull to high drama
Elections in Germany "are usually dull affairs" but, as Germans head for the polls this weekend, "this time it's different", ...