After finishing his Abitur exam in 1975 Merz served his military service as a soldier with a self-propelled artillery unit of the German Army. [22] . From 1976 he studied law with a scholarship from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, first at the University of Bonn, later at …

Sep 17, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany's Christian Democrats, and Markus Soeder, the head of their Bavarian sister party, said on Tuesday they had agreed Merz would become chancellor candidate for...

Merz served his military service as a soldier in the German Army in 1975. [8] . From 1976, he studied law, first at the University of Bonn, later at the University of Marburg. After finishing law school in 1985, he became a judge in Saarbrücken. [9] Merz joined the Young Union in 1972.

6 days ago · At the center of the debate is Friedrich Merz, the man who is the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor.

Dec 9, 2024 · Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on …

Jul 13, 2023 · In 2018, Merz advocated for “an army for Europe.” In 2000, Merz was a staunch supporter of the highly racialized debate on so-called German ‘guiding culture’ (Leitkultur) that supposes to connote an essence of Germanness that …

6 days ago · Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support from the far-right, nativist Alternative for Germany.

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.

6 days ago · The CDU chairman wants to become chancellor — having once been outmanoeuvred by Angela Merkel — but his alliance with AfD to get a vote through has raised eyebrows Friedrich Merz, 69, is nearing the finish line to achieve the position of German chancellor on February 28 Oliver Moody , Berlin | Charlotte Alt , Brilon Friday January 31 2025, 7.40pm, The Times

2 days ago · For weeks, Friedrich Merz appeared to be cruising towards his life-long dream of becoming Germany’s chancellor by focusing on a pro-business pitch to revive Europe’s largest economy.