Policies of German opposition chief and possible next chancellor Merz
WEB2 days ago · Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany's Christian Democrats, and Markus Soeder, the head of their Bavarian sister party, said on Tuesday they had agreed Merz would become chancellor candidate for ...
Friedrich Merz:CDU leader sets sights on becoming German …
WEB2 days ago · 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 chancellor.
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he will run for …
WEB2 days ago · German conservative leader Friedrich Merz has announced he will run for chancellor in next year’s elections, saying the country’s centre-right is fully united behind his candidacy. The move by ...
Former Merkel Rival Friedrich Merz Aims to Become German …
WEB2 days ago · By Sarah Marsh. BERLIN (Reuters) - 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 ...
German conservative Merz set to run for chancellor in 2025 vote
WEB3 days ago · "The question of the chancellor candidate is decided - Friedrich Merz is doing it," said Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Soeder at a joint news conference with Merz, adding he had his full ...
German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz …
WEB2 days ago · German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz, left, talks to the media beside Markus Soeder, Christian Social Union party leader and state governor of Bavaria, right, at a joint news conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.
German CDU head Friedrich Merz seals conservative chancellor …
WEB2 days ago · The conservative Christian Democrat Party and its Bavarian sister party on Sept 17 agreed to nominate Mr Friedrich Merz, 68, as candidate for chancellor in the federal election in 2025. PHOTO ...
German conservative leader announces chancellor candidacy
WEB2 days ago · September 17, 2024 1:20 pm CET. By Emilia Möbius. Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrat Union (CDU), announced Tuesday that he will run as the conservative candidate for chancellor in Germany’s next federal election. “We’re going into the 2025 federal election year together with the firm intention of taking back leadership ...
Will Friedrich Merz finally become Germany’s next chancellor?
WEBMay 12, 2024 · For years, Friedrich Merz battled pervasive doubts about his fitness to lead Germany’s main opposition party. That changed earlier this week when 1,000 Christian Democrats gathered in Berlin to...
‘There’s nothing retro about me’ - Friedrich Merz on his bid to …
WEBJan 6, 2021 · As soon as Friedrich Merz launched his bid to lead Germany’s Christian Democrats, critics said he was an anachronism, a man from the 1990s who wanted to drag the CDU back to its conservative...