Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s rival and German election frontrunner?
Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...
Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...
A far-right party is heading for its strongest result yet in Germany's election
Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its ...
Germany election: What types of coalition government are possible?
Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...
Who is Friedrich Merz - the trained pilot and Angela Merkel's long-time rival on course to become German chancellor?
Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.
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Merkel ‘could not remain silent’ as she jabs Merz again over far-right AfD vote
BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done ... policy motion to pass in the Bundestag with the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merkel was leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018. Speaking ...
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Germany’s ‘debt brake’ at centre of economic debate
A row over Germany's "debt brake" helped deal the death blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party ruling coalition, paving the way for next week's snap elections.
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Merkel urges parties to calm pre-election 'turmoil'
Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month ...