Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
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Scholz and Merz irreconcilable on AfD, migration
SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz and CDU leader Friedrich Merz fought a tough TV duel on Sunday evening - particularly over how to ...
Christian Democrats leader Merz tears down the “firewall” to the far-right Alternative for Germany
On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy ...
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CDU leader Friedrich Merz wants the chancellery
Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), believes he is set to become Germany's next chancellor after the general election on February 23. At the final party ...
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Merz distances himself from the AfD again after turmoil
Following the controversial Bundestag votes on migration policy, the CSU and CDU Union parties are trying to distance ...
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Germans not turned off by Merz’s far-right collaboration, new poll shows
Merz's personal popularity is up four points in fresh polling released on Thursday – and his party gained too.
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Germany’s old-school conservatism is well and truly over
Over the past week, much of Germany’s attention has been focused on huge protests against Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz for his flirtation with the far right, and ...
As German election nears, CDU still leads in polls
The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people now trust chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not ...
Has Friedrich Merz, the man who would be chancellor of Germany, really opened the ‘doors to hell’?
As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...