Merz, Germany

Merz Puts Focus on German Economic Policy After Migration Clash
Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, is focusing his campaign on proposals to revive the struggling economy after a bruising clash last week over tougher immigration rules.
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country's center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany's election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that only passed with the help of a far-right party.
Conservative leader Merz to 'lead Germany forward' after election
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday that he is ready to lead the country as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) assembled in Berlin for a party conference weeks ahead of national elections.
Germany’s Merz Promises to Limit Migration and Restore Growth
Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, vowed to hold course on his disputed plan to limit migration despite public protest and to restore growth to the country’s ailing economy.
Protests against Germany’s Merz who supports migration proposal backed by far-right
Protesters accuse Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats of breaking Germany’s unwritten post-Nazi promise to never pass any rule or resolution in parliament with support of far-right, nationalist
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Germany’s Merz promises tough talk with Trump on Musk's election influence
Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz criticizes Elon Musk’s support to far-right AfD party, his controversial posts about ...
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Germans not turned off by Merz’s far-right collaboration, new poll shows
Merz's personal popularity is up four points in fresh polling released on Thursday – and his party gained too.
Germany's Merkel raises eyebrows with halting Merz endorsement
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel's recent criticism of current conservative leader Friedrich Merz's migration policy ...
Germany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel
Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...
Germany’s Merz Faces Backlash After Migration Bill Defeat
The bill’s defeat — after Merz secured the passage of a similar motion on Wednesday — suggests that some of his own ...
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German Opposition Gambles With Far-Right on Immigration, and Loses
Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off. By Christopher F.
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The US is ‘no longer the America we used to know,’ warns Germany’s Merz
The way they’re pardoning people who have been sentenced to years in prison, that will have consequences for America,” Merz ...
Front-runner Friedrich Merz's botched flirtation with far right shakes German election
The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank an ascendant far right spectacularly backfire in the ...