Friedrich Merz’s 25-Year Wait for German Chancellorship Is Almost Over
Friedrich Merz has waited 25 years to become German chancellor and his best chance is now just months away. Most Read from ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's opposition leader who is gunning for Olaf Scholz's job?
The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on ...
Germany government collapse: Pressure mounts on Chancellor Scholz to trigger election
Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition conservatives, who are leading in nationwide polls, called for a vote of ...
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Germany’s Merz urges Scholz to drastically move up timeline for snap election
BERLIN — Germany’s probable next chancellor, center-right leader Friedrich Merz, urged the country’s current center-left ...
Sick man of Europe again? What ails the once-booming Germany economy
Until about three years ago, Germany appeared to be the epitome of economic and political success. How have things gone so ...
Scholz calls for cool heads to pull Germany out of political crisis
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday demanded a calm debate from Germany's squabbling factions on setting the date for a snap ...
Friedrich Merz: German Conservative Gunning To Become Chancellor
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire former corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative ...
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz calls for snap elections
Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has called for snap elections as early as January following the ...
Germany’s Government Collapsed — What’s Next?
Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz imploded after months of infighting between his center-left Social ...
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German opposition leader rules out cooperation with Chancellor Scholz
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out cooperating with Chancellor Olaf Scholz after the collapse of the three ...
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Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government
The chancellor said the minority government would be made up of his Social Democrats and the Greens until early next year — ...
Germany's coalition collapse: Merz's CDU ready to take power
Riding high in the polls, Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats are champing at the bit to fight in a federal ...