Who is Friedrich Merz? | SVT News

On February 23, Germany goes to election. Much points out that it will be a change of power and that the Christian Democrats party leader Friedrich Merz will become new Chancellor.

He is often seen as a representative of the conservative phalanx within the party and has crushed what has become known as the firewall – thus to allow right -wing nationalist AfD to gain influence in German politics.

See in the clip who Friedrich Merz really is.

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