Friedrich Merz - Wikipedia
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef "Friedrich" Merz (German:; born 11 November 1955) is a German politician [1] [2] who has served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 31 January 2022 and led the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group as well as been Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag since 15 February 2022.
German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz …
Sep 17, 2024 · BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union announced Tuesday that it has chosen its leader, Friedrich Merz, to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election. The decision sets the stage for a possible challenge of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the federal election scheduled for September 2025.
Who Is Friedrich Merz of Germany? - The New York Times
Dec 18, 2024 · Who Is Friedrich Merz, a Leading Candidate to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor? If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union.
Who is Friedrich Merz, the veteran politician tipped to be …
Dec 11, 2024 · A protege of Wolfgang Schaeuble, finance minister and icon of fiscal conservatism, Merz rose to CDU parliamentary leader in the 2000s, before becoming one of several powerful men...
Friedrich Merz, the man who would be Germany’s next chancellor
Nov 15, 2024 · When Friedrich Merz suddenly re-entered politics after a near 10-year absence, some described it as the Second Coming. Others said it was the return of the undead. However you describe it,...
The Merz doctrine: What a CDU-led government would mean for …
Dec 18, 2024 · Friedrich Merz’s long and winding journey towards the German chancellery is a tale of the federal republic’s past and present. Marinated in the determinedly pro-European, pro-Western politics of Helmut Kohl’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the 1990s, he became co-leader of its Bundestag group in 2000, before Angela Merkel elbowed him ...
Friedrich Merz vows to seal Germany’s borders after Bavaria knife …
2 days ago · Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to become German chancellor, plans to submit a migration bill to impose “quasi-permanent” border controls following a fatal knife attack in the ...
German conservative leader announces chancellor candidacy
Sep 17, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrat Union (CDU), announced Tuesday that he will run as the conservative candidate for chancellor in Germany’s next federal election.
Friedrich Merz:CDU leader sets sights on becoming German …
Sep 17, 2024 · Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first ever government job: as Germany's next chancellor.
German conservatives name Merz chancellor candidate
Sep 17, 2024 · Germany's conservative parties chose opposition leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor in next year's federal elections. He will likely run against Chancellor Olaf Scholz of...
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