Friedrich Merz’s 25-Year Wait for German Chancellorship Is Almost Over
Friedrich Merz has waited 25 years to become German chancellor and his best chance is now just months away. Most Read from ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's opposition leader who is gunning for Olaf Scholz's job?
The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on ...
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Germany’s Merz urges Scholz to drastically move up timeline for snap election
BERLIN — Germany’s probable next chancellor, center-right leader Friedrich Merz, urged the country’s current center-left ...
Germany: Scholz open to new talks with CDU leader Merz
A party ally says Chancellor Scholz would be open to talks with Friedrich Merz on when to move toward new elections — but only after dealing with urgent business in parliament. Merz earlier said this ...
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Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
After Germany's government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister ...
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German Political Stalemate: Scholz vs. Merz
The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz concluded without a resolution. They ...
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Germany opposition leader piles pressure on Scholz for quick election
The German conservative leader hoping to replace embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz applied further pressure on Friday for ...
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German Opposition Slams Chancellor's Delay in Confidence Vote
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz for postponing a confidence vote to 2025, ...
Friedrich Merz: German Conservative Gunning To Become Chancellor
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire former corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative ...
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz calls for snap elections
Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has called for snap elections as early as January following the collapse ...
German voters and opposition keep heat on Scholz for early election
Germany's main opposition leader Friedrich Merz criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday as "irresponsible" for delaying ...
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CDU President Friedrich Merz: 'European foreign and security policy is in a desolate state'
OP-ED. The president of Germany's Christian Democratic Union deplores the European Union's constant hesitation in providing aid to Ukraine, and criticizes it for failing to distance itself ...