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likely Chancellor Friedrich Merz promises a tougher Germany

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Migration hardliner Friedrich Merz expected to become Germany’s next chancellor as CDU leads polls

Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany’s next chancellor, with his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and its Bavarian affiliate, the Christian Social Union (CSU), maintaining a strong lead in the polls.

Anadolu Ajansi · 6h

Germany elections: Who is Friedrich Merz, the polarizing figure tipped to be chancellor?

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive Europe’s largest economy - Anadolu Ajansı

German election front-runner Merz 'quite shocked' by Trump and Putin

German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz expressed his shock at US President Donald Trump's statements on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Friday, decrying Trump's sudden verbal attacks on Ukraine's leadership.

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Daily Express · 14h

POLL: Should the AfD be allowed into government if it does well in German election?

Latest polls suggest the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) is expected to perform well in the upcoming German federal elections. The controversial anti-immigration far-right party is a cause for concern for some, and optimism for others.

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Germany elections: Far-right AfD surging as center-right loses protest votes, says pollster

AfD has almost doubled its support since 2021 because of voter dissatisfaction with Scholz’s coalition government, says Manfred Guellner, head of the Forsa polling institute - Anadolu Ajansı

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Young voters are powering the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear from an unlikely idol - Björn Höcke, one of the most controversial figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

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Germany's Merz vows tough migrant policy to stall AfD's rise

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on voters to give him a strong mandate to ...

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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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Germany election: Gains by far-right AfD party hint at tough coalition talks ahead for Merz, Scholz

Merz, the current frontrunner, will likely face the challenge of assembling a three-way coalition, either with the SPD and ...

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Germany’s Merz again rules out coalition with far right, but opens door to center-left parties

Germany’s likely next chancellor suggested he’d consider governing with the center left — but not the AfD or the liberals.

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Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s rival and German election frontrunner?

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

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Friedrich Merz targeted by pro-Russian disinformation before German vote, researchers say

A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign, ...

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Germany's Scholz slams Merz on AfD cooperation in heated TV debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

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Germany’s Big Election Stakes

The country seems ready to move right, but can it shake its torpor?

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