Friedrich Merz wins a messy victory. But can he now rule Germany?
That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after coalition talks. The second was that the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) had surged to its best-ever score,
The conservative CDU/CSU party is set to be the largest party in the next German parliament, according to the first two exit ...
Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June ...
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Friedrich Merz: High-flying Merkel rival at summit of German politicsFriedrich Merz is on the brink of achieving a long-held goal of becoming Germany's next chancellor after initial results ...
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election ...
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