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Germany, Friedrich Merz and Chancellor

Who is Friedrich Merz, the man set to be the next German chancellor?

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel.

The New York Times · 1d

Coalition Deal in Germany Clears Way for Friedrich Merz to Become Chancellor

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been virtually rudderless at a critical moment for Europe.

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

Germany's CSU Backs Coalition Deal as Economic Gloom Ups Pressure for New Government

Christian Social Union (CSU) leader and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder speaks during a press conference with Germany's chancellor-in-waiting and leader of the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) Friedrich Merz and co-leaders of the Social Democratic party (SPD) Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil,

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Germany’s Merz Strikes Coalition Deal but Voter Support Flocks to AfD

Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union must now persuade Germans that he can fix the economy and get ...

The New York Times27d

Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to America’s shrinking security guarantees. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from ...

NPR23d

German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending

BERLIN — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation's strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts ...

Le Monde.fr29d

Friedrich Merz, German chancellor before his time

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz at talks between the conservative union CDU/CSU parties and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) on the formation of a future government ...

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Germany’s Merz wins vote to massively expand borrowing and super-charge military spending

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending. The ...

Yahoo Finance27d

Merz Reaches Deal With Greens on German Spending Package

(Bloomberg) -- German conservative leader Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Green party on a debt-funded spending package for defense and infrastructure, overcoming a key hurdle ahead ...

CBS News20d

Germany's parliament backs incoming leader's plans for huge boost in defense spending, but can he deliver?

Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to take the reins as Germany's new chancellor, for an enormous boost to the country's military budget, signaling a dramatic ...

Reuters28d

'What more do you want?' Merz pleads with lawmakers on German debt plan

Merz and SPD warn BERLIN, March 13 (Reuters) - Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz urged sceptical lawmakers on Thursday to back his proposals for a massive increase in state borrowing ...

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Friedrich Merz is ready for foreign policy challenges

For ten years, Friedrich Merz was Chairman of the Atlantik-Brücke — a non-partisan organization for the cultivation of American-German relations. Germany was already in bad standing with Trump ...

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