Merz was formally elected Chairman of the CDU by its 1001 congress delegates at the virtual federal party congress on 22 January 2022. In the end, 915 out of 983 delegates voted for him, winning 94.6% of the valid votes to become the leader of the largest opposition party in …

3 days ago · BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election said Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” and his party will “never” work with it, following a week in which he was accused of breaking a taboo on dealing with the far right.. Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union …

3 days ago · Mass protests over Merz and CDU's perceived recklessness. Merz's insistence on bringing the parliamentary votes saw hundreds of thousands of Germans take to the streets in cities across the ...

Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (* 11. November 1955 in Brilon) ist ein deutscher Politiker (CDU). Er ist seit 2022 Bundesvorsitzender der CDU sowie Vorsitzender der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion und somit Oppositionsführer im 20. Deutschen Bundestag.

Dec 18, 2024 · Understand that, and one starts to understand the nuances of Merz’s foreign-policy philosophy, as well as what a CDU win would mean for Germany’s international role. It also sheds some light on the most important issue: whether the election result will see Europe’s keystone country provide more leadership in the coming years than it has ...

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 dispatched by...

Nov 8, 2024 · CDU party leader Friedrich Merz is pushing for the election to be held as soon as possible. The CDU adopted a new manifesto in May 2024 after several years of consultations at a regional...

As the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) and the conservative parliamentary group that includes Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU), he will be...

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.

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...