Who is Friedrich Merz? Germany's front-runner who flirted with …
3 days ago · Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. ... party's more centrist stance under his former party rival Angela Merkel. Although Merz ultimately failed to change the ...
Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with
Jan 31, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control...
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote …
Jan 30, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that only passed with the help of a far-right party.
CDU: Angela Merkel stellt sich gegen Friedrich Merz
Jan 30, 2025 · Mit Stimmen der AfD hat CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz einen Antrag im Bundestag durchgebracht. Altkanzlerin Merkel wirft ihrem Nachfolger an der Parteispitze deswegen Abkehr von seiner staatspolitischen ...
Germany’s likely next chancellor presents himself as the anti-Merkel ...
Jan 22, 2025 · BERLIN ― Friedrich Merz, the candidate leading the race to become Germany’s next chancellor, is all but running against his conservative predecessor: Angela Merkel. At a campaign rally in the northern Germany city of Flensburg, Merz presented himself as the antithesis of Merkel, a fellow Christian Democrat and a four-term chancellor ...
Friedrich Merz’s flirtation with German far right condemned by Angela …
Jan 30, 2025 · Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to enlist the far right in pressuring the German government to tighten migration laws has shaken up the election campaign and drawn condemnation from former...
Friedrich Merz: The German leader trying to bury Angela Merkel…
Feb 2, 2025 · Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash and a major legislative defeat.
Angela Merkel throws firework into German election campaign
Jan 30, 2025 · She slammed the decision by Friedrich Merz, frontrunner to be Germany’s next chancellor, to rely on far-right votes to pass an anti-immigration motion in parliament. The deal broke a long-standing commitment to isolate the AfD, which is polling in second place ahead of the Feb. 23 election.
Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
2 days ago · A chorus of criticism greeted Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany’s chancellor, ... Angela Merkel, the once-beloved former chancellor, who called Mr. Merz’s decision simply “wrong
CDU leader Friedrich Merz wants the chancellery – DW – …
Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his latest controversial moves siding with the far right on curbing...