Friedrich Merz and his long march to the brink of the German chancellery
Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...
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Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz casts his vote in German election
BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of the center-right Union bloc, which has by far the best chance of ...
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Germans vote amid far-right surge and looming threats from Trump
The frontrunner, conservative candidate Friedrich Merz, has vowed a tough rightward shift if elected to win back voters from ...
Germans start voting, polls suggest shift to right
The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...
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Europe should brace for Trump to end NATO protection, Germany’s Merz warns
Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and in first place in opinion polls ahead of Sunday's ...
German hopefuls make last pitch
The contenders in Germany's election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner ...
Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump
German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.
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Friedrich Merz gives women voters the ick
In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...
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Germans vote in crucial elections set to mark a radical shift to the right
Germans cast their ballots in a widely observed, nationwide election. After a day of demonstrations, Berliners turned out to ...