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 exhilarating. And yet his explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to gamble by breaking a major taboo.
Germany, Elections and Huge Stakes
BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just ...
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Germany on eve of elections under shadow of US-European riftGerman politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of crucial elections in which conservatives are ...
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As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...
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