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,
Germany, Elections and Huge Stakes
Friedrich Merz faces urgent economic and geopolitical crises. But to form a coalition he needs to turn foes into friends – ...
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The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.
Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...
The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.
While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...
Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...
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.
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