Who is Friedrich Merz? Germany's front-runner who flirted with
3 days ago · 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 ...
Friedrich Merz’s misguided flirtation with Germany’s far right
Feb 3, 2025 · Merz, leader of the centre-right CDU and frontrunner to be chancellor in the federal election on February 23, has turned an otherwise humdrum campaign into a nerve-jangling political drama. Last...
Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control
19 hours ago · Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit behind him. By Jim Tankersley and Tatiana Firsova Reporting from Stromberg ...
Front-runner in German election says his party will 'never' work …
Feb 3, 2025 · The governing parties say Merz broke his word not to allow any measures to pass thanks to AfD’s votes in an outgoing parliament in which there are no clear majorities. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested Merz can no longer be trusted not to form a government with AfD, which Merz angrily denies.
Friedrich Merz's immigration gamble sparks backlash, political …
Feb 2, 2025 · Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash and a major legislative defeat.
Germany’s Merz rips into his rivals — but might have to
Dec 16, 2024 · Friedrich Merz criticized Olaf Scholz for failing to keep his promise, following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, to fundamentally rebuild Germany’s depleted armed forces after decades of disarmament. | Hannibal Hanschke/EPA-EFE
Germany’s “business model is gone”, warns Friedrich Merz
1 day ago · I T IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a little town in Germany’s Rhineland. Two weeks ago controversy exploded ...
Migration law gamble backfires for Germany's conservative …
Jan 31, 2025 · 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.
Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with …
Jan 31, 2025 · Christian Democrat leader Merz, frontrunner to become chancellor after the February 23 election, rejected suggestions he had breached mainstream parties’ “firewall” against the AfD, saying his...
Has Friedrich Merz, the man who would be chancellor of …
3 days ago · Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate and leader of the Christian Democrats after his speech to delegates at a CDU party congress. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty “Me and my party carry a big part ...
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