Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet the conservative leader taking the reins of the German chancellery
Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...
Germany's Merz Questions the Longevity of NATO's 'Current Form'
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its ...
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Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet Europe’s most powerful leader as US turns its back
After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally.
Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor?
The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel ...
Merz on track to win German election, but far-right party a clear second
Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...
Exit polls show Merz in the lead while AfD makes historic gains in Germany election
Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...
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Germany’s Merz vows ‘independence’ from Trump’s America, warning NATO may soon be dead
Election winner likens the Trump administration to Putin’s Russia as he bids to take Europe in a new direction.
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Germans vote as far-right party set for best ever result
Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to restore power to Friedrich Merz's conservatives, ...