Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward' at party conference
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday he is ready to "lead Germany forward" as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) assembled in Berlin for a party conference three weeks before national elections.
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Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...
Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...
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Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected ...
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Friedrich Merz, likely the next chancellor, shocks the country by promising to control its borders.
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) listens to Friedrich Merz (R), Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and parliamentary group leader of the CDU/Christian ...
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