Feb 16, 2025 · Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby, is the favorite to become the country’s next …

1 day ago · BERLIN (AP) — The contenders in Germany’s election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowing to revive the …

2 days ago · Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader and election front-runner has waited a long time to reach this point - one step away from the …

1 day ago · Laschet had led the CDU/CSU to a landslide loss in the 2021 election. Merz again stood for leadership and won in January 2022 and became the party’s confirmed candidate for …

In September 2024, he became the Union's candidate for Chancellor of Germany ahead of the 2025 federal election. Merz was born in Brilon, and is of French Huguenot descent on his …

3 days ago · Friedrich Merz, the man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday, is a conservative businessman who has never been a government minister and was …

2 days ago · Friedrich Merz, 69, is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. ... Detractors say it was an unforgivable election gambit that will only benefit the AfD, but …

Feb 9, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 3, 2025 · Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union bloc has been leading polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election. But he drew protests after he put a motion to parliament last …

Sep 17, 2024 · BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union announced Tuesday that it has chosen its leader, Friedrich Merz, to be its candidate for …