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Deeply divided Germany elects conservative Merz chancellor, far right surges to second place
Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, crumbling ...
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Amnesty slates Germany’s Merz for inviting Netanyahu despite warrants for war crimes in Gaza
Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next ...
Meet Friedrich Merz, Christian Democratic Union frontrunner set to be next Chancellor of Germany as Olaf Scholz concedes poll defeat
The election results mark a turning point in German politics. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats (SPD) ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
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Germany’s Merz lashes out at Trump’s US while trying to form coalition
Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
Meet the Man Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor
Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...
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 ...