Tag: Merz
Right-wing nominates ultraconservative Friedrich Merz as candidate for chancellor in 2025
German conservatives agreed on Tuesday, September 17, on the name of their candidate for the September 2025 legislative elections. After months of tensions between the Christian Democrats of the CDU…
The Christian Democrats of Germany chose Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor | News in brief
Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) opposition party announced on Tuesday that it has chosen its leader by Friedrich Merz as a chancellor candidate for next year’s parliamentary elections. Germany is currently…
Friedrich Merz, the future German chancellor? The resurrection of a has-been – L’Express
We thought he was a prisoner of the 1990s. But “the man of the past”, as he was long nicknamed by the media who doubted his ability to rise from…
Friedrich Merz, new boss of the German Christian Democrats
Friedrich Merz officially took over the reins of the German Christian Democratic Party. Gathered in congress in Hanover, this weekend, the CDU delegates confirmed the vote of the militants, who…
the CDU invests Merz, Merkel’s historic rival, and turns the page
The German right turns a page of history. After Angela Merkel’s departure from power last fall, the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) elected the historic rival of the former Chancellor as…
the CDU entrusts Friedrich Merz with the heavy task of rebuilding the party
The German Christian Democrats are to meet in congress on January 21 and 22 in Hanover. The delegates must officially designate Friedrich Merz, president of the CDU, after the vote…