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Who is Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor?

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election. View on euronews

Daily Express on MSN · 19h

Germany Election 2025: Who is Friedrich Merz, Angela Merkel's old rival

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in opinion polls. The leader's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) are trailing in third place, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of his party in second.

CNN · 5d

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, is the favorite to become the country’s next chancellor in the February 23 federal election.

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Daily Express · 21h

POLL: Should the AfD be allowed into government if it does well in German election?

Latest polls suggest the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) is expected to perform well in the upcoming German federal elections. The controversial anti-immigration far-right party is a cause for concern for some, and optimism for others.

Anadolu Ajansi · 2d

Germany elections: Far-right AfD surging as center-right loses protest votes, says pollster

AfD has almost doubled its support since 2021 because of voter dissatisfaction with Scholz’s coalition government, says Manfred Guellner, head of the Forsa polling institute - Anadolu Ajansı

NBC News · 1h

Germany's far-right party sees support ahead of pivotal election

AFD, Germany’s far-right party, is likely to place second in the upcoming election, according to polling. The surge of support for the party hasn’t been seen at that level since the Nazis were defeated in World War II.

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 ...

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Germany election: Gains by far-right AfD party hint at tough coalition talks ahead for Merz, Scholz

Merz, the current frontrunner, will likely face the challenge of assembling a three-way coalition, either with the SPD and ...

Politico Europe4d

Germany’s Merz again rules out coalition with far right, but opens door to center-left parties

Germany’s likely next chancellor suggested he’d consider governing with the center left — but not the AfD or the liberals.

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Germany's Scholz slams Merz on AfD cooperation in heated TV debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

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Germany's Merz vows tough migrant policy to stall AfD's rise

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on voters to give him a strong mandate to ...

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Germany’s Big Election Stakes

The country seems ready to move right, but can it shake its torpor?

Germany Goes To The Polls On February 23

We are now a few days away from the German general election (February 23), which is becoming even more significant in the ...

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German chancellor candidate Merz compares Trump's statements on Ukraine to what Putin has been saying for years

Friedrich Merz, the candidate for German chancellor from the opposition CDU/CSU bloc, has said he was shocked by the statements made by US President Donald Trump regarding Russia’s war against Ukraine ...

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