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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany's top job after election?
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The Latest: Merz leads in Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
The Latest: Exit polls have been released in Germany election
The election came as Germany and the rest of Europe grapple with the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. German exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives leading in the election,
In a recent interview with The Economist, Friedrich Merz, who is likely soon to be chancellor of Germany, said that there would be no return to Russian gas “for the time being”, but conspicuously failed to rule out the possibility.
Germany’s next chancellor is likely to be Friedrich Merz, a former corporate lawyer who has promised to crack down on migration, cut taxes and regulation and adopt a hawkish policy toward Russia. Merz leads a center-right alliance that finished first in yesterday’s election,
The Kremlin said on Monday it would have to wait and see how ties between Russia and any new German government evolved after Sunday's election victory for Friedrich Merz's conservatives, saying there could be areas of cooperation of mutual interest.
Friedrich Merz, whose conservative party is ahead in polls before Sunday’s election, sees an “epochal rupture” with a United States that is more aligned with Russia.
The CDU’s Friedrich Merz said Sunday night that his top priority is to unify Europe in the face of challenges coming from the U.S. and Russia.
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On February 24th America sided with Russia and North Korea in voting against a UN resolution proposed by its European allies that blamed Russia for invading Ukraine. It then pushed through its own resolution in the Security Council with the support of Russia and China that called for a “swift end” to the war,
A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign.
German election winner says he will hold talks with other parties to adopt constitutional change in next 30 days
The conservative party in Germany dominated elections during the weekend, with Friedrich Merz poised to become the nation's next chancellor.
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