Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef " Friedrich " Merz (German: [mɛɐts]; born 11 November 1955) is a German politician [1][2] who has served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 31 January 2022 and led the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group as well as been Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag since 15 February 2022.

1 day ago · 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 …

2 days ago · Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants at the country’s borders, with the help of a far-right party.

20 hours ago · Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an anti-migration motion through parliament.

Dec 18, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, right, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, addressing Germany’s lower house of Parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote against Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, on Monday.

3 days ago · The opening by Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, who leads in the polls for the chancellor election next month, came after a knife attack last week in Bavaria by ...

6 days ago · Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to become German chancellor, plans to submit a migration bill ...

Dec 11, 2024 · Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is getting used to being feted as Germany's next Chancellor.

Friedrich Merz has a good chance of becoming Germany's next chancellor. As the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) and the conservative parliamentary group that...

Sep 20, 2024 · He will seek to reverse what he calls Germany’s “creeping deindustrialisation”, including defending its troubled carmakers by fighting against EU proposals to phase out the combustion...