Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany's top job after election?
The Latest: Merz leads in Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains
The Meaning of Germany’s Election
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Will Europe return to Putin’s gas?
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.
Kremlin says 'Let's see' when asked about future ties with new German chancellor
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.
Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
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.
Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany
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.
Lavrov pointed to Merz's "specific approaches to Russia"
The approaches of the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union, candidate for chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz towards Russia are specific and aggressive. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference following his visit to Qatar.
Wary of Trump, Germany's Merz warns it's 'five minutes to midnight for Europe'
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Can Europe confront Vladimir Putin’s Russia on its own?
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,
Germany's Social Democrats riled by Merz ahead of critical talks on coalition
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz's conservatives but stressed their support was not automatic and hit out at his negotiating style.
Merz urges Europe to pursue independence from US post-election conservative victory
The conservative party in Germany dominated elections during the weekend, with Friedrich Merz poised to become the nation's next chancellor.