The Associated Press on MSN13d
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany’s top job after election?
He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...
USA TODAY on MSN14d
Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet the conservative leader taking the reins of the German chancellery
Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...
Sky14d
Who is Friedrich Merz - the trained pilot and Angela Merkel's long-time rival on track to become German chancellor?
Friedrich Merz is on track to become the next chancellor ... It would be a remarkable comeback for a man pushed aside by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and who failed to take charge of his ...
Daily Express17d
Germany Election 2025: Who is Friedrich Merz, Angela Merkel's old rival
Mr Merz is Chairman of the CDU - Germany's center-right party. It was headed for 18 years, from 2000 until 2018, by Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz's stance on migration In January, Ms Merkel ...
With election win, Friedrich Merz, rival of Angela Merkel, has revenge
The 69-year-old CDU candidate is set to become chancellor at a time when Germany is going through a deep economic, security ...
The New York Times6d
Germany Needs to Get Its Act Together. Under Him, It Won’t.
Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time ... But the top prize was blocked by his longstanding rival, Angela Merkel. After losing the leadership to her in a bitter power struggle in the early 2000s ...
WFMZ-TV6d
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany's top job after election?
FILE - Floor leader Friedrich Merz, left, and Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democrats Union party (CDU), cheer after Merz's speech to the delegates of the CDU party convention in ...