The Economist2d
Can Friedrich Merz save Germany—and Europe?
This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...
The Washington Post6d
History won’t repeat itself in Germany. But it might rhyme.
Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union candidate for chancellor, speaks at a campaign event in Stromberg, Germany, on Friday. (Thomas Frey/DPA/AP) BERLIN — Angst (a German word ...
The Irish Times7d
Has Friedrich Merz, the man who would be chancellor of Germany, really opened the ‘doors to hell’?
Standing ovations with slow, rhythmic applause are the order of the day at each campaign appearance of CDU leader Friedrich Merz. The lanky, bespectacled lawyer will turn 70 in November.
Politico Europe9d
The US is ‘no longer the America we used to know,’ warns Germany’s Merz
Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany’s next leader, is “highly concerned” about recent developments in the United States under Donald Trump’s second presidency. The German chancellor ...
Washington Times13d
Front-runner in German election says his party will ‘never’ work with the far right
Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union bloc has been leading polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election. But he drew protests after he put a motion to parliament last week calling for ...
Prospect10d
Friedrich Merz’s far-right gamble
German election campaigns usually have a sense of quiet inevitability about them. Accurate polls long in advance give a good idea of who will be chancellor, and with which coalition partners. So it ...