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Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s election. But

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany’s top job after election?

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The New York Times · 4d

Friedrich Merz, a Conservative, Is Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to President Trump’s reshuffling of alliances.

The Conversation · 4d

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man now most likely to lead Germany? Eight things to know

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a government, following coalition negotiations.

Merz, Macron and Germany

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

France's Macron and Germany's Merz Agree New Chapter in Relations, Source Says

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed during a meeting in Paris to open a new chapter in Franco-German relations, a source close to Merz told Reuters.

Yahoo · 18h

Germany's Merz pleased to find broad agreement with Macron in Paris

Germany's presumptive next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, described his three-hour meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday as a great success, in which the two leaders found broad agreement.

DPA International on MSN · 1d

Germany's Merz makes surprise trip to Paris for talks with Macron

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, made a surprise visit to Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, days after his CDU/CSU bloc secured victory in national elections.

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Weimar Republic Revisited? Friedrich Merz And The Perils Of A Weak Germany

The German elections showed rising support for the far-right AfD, and increased dissatisfaction running rampant in German ...

CBS News4d

Conservatives win Germany election, far-right in second place, exit polls show

Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading the votes with the far-right Alternative for Germany party heading towards the strongest ...

Time4d

What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next

BERLIN — The opposition conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in Germany’s election Sunday and Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a ...

spectator.com.au1h

Merz is caught in a defence spending trap of his own making

It’s not just in Britain that defence spending is top of the agenda. In Germany, too, the debate has turned to how the ...

Opinion

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Germany’s Five Shaky Pillars

Make Germany Great Again!” It was with this slogan that Friedrich Merz emerged as the main victor in last Sunday’s general election in Germany.Sounds familiar?To be exact, the man who is set to become ...

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram9h

Germany’s Merz to start exploratory talks with Social Democrats on Friday

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats are set to start exploratory talks on a coalition on Friday, said people familiar with the ...

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Chancellor-elect Merz invites genocide perpetrator Netanyahu to Germany

One of the first acts of Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz (Christian Democrat, CDU) after the election was to invite the right ...

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Liana Fix: German Voters Punish Center-Left Coalition Without Embracing Far-Right

Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics Podcast, Carl Cannon spoke with historian and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Liana Fix ...

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