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Meet the Man Who Is Poised to Lead Germany
Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety. By Steven Erlanger and ...
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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?
Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it ...
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Likely next German chancellor Merz questions NATO's future in 'current form'
BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June in light of comments by U.S. President ...
The Conversation4d
Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But as the far right soars, forming a government may be difficult
He is the President of the History Council of South Australia. Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election ...
Hindustan Times4d
Friedrich Merz: conservative on verge of German chancellery
A long-time rival of centrist ex-chancellor Angela Merkel within the CDU party, Merz has attacked her open-door migrant policy and drawn her ire for accepting support from the far-right AfD on the ...
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Merz v Trump: Is this the start of a new Europe?
Germany is set to have a new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, from the conservative Christian Democrat party (CDU). Merz will now look to form a coalition government. The leader-in-waiting has made ...
The New York Times5d
Friedrich Merz, a Conservative, Is Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor
The results almost certainly mean the country’s next chancellor will be Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats. Returns posted early Monday morning indicated that he had a path to ...
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Merz says he will find a way for Netanyahu to visit Germany without being arrested
JERUSALEM, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit and would find a way for him to do so ...
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Friedrich Merz vows to unite Europe with Germany’s top job
Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples ...
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Fresh from German electoral victory, Friedrich Merz says Europe must build up its own defenses—’the world isn’t waiting for us’
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Who is Friedrich Merz? Christian Democratic Union frontrunner poised to become Germany’s next Chancellor
Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is set to take the reins of the country’s government following a national election that saw his party secure ...
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Merz to the rescue – Can he fix Europe’s broken backbone?
The conservative CDU/CSU has won, and Friedrich Merz may be chancellor. The far-right AfD, came in second. Who will Merz govern with and what lies ahead for Europe? Our guests: Kerstin ...