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

1 day ago · Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union bloc has been leading polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election. But he drew protests after he put a motion to parliament last week calling for Germany to turn back many more migrants at its borders. It passed narrowly thanks to support from the far-right party.

4 days ago · 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.

Dec 18, 2024 · Who Is Friedrich Merz, a Leading Candidate to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor? If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union.

Friedrich Merz (2022) Seit 31. Januar 2022 ist Friedrich Merz als CDU-Parteivorsitzender im Amt. [37] Am 15. Februar 2022 wurde er erneut zum Vorsitzenden der CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag und Oppositionsführer gewählt, womit er Ralph Brinkhaus ablöste, der auf eine erneute Kandidatur zugunsten von Merz verzichtet hatte. [38] [39] Im Juli 2023 tauschte Merz den in Medien als ...

Dec 11, 2024 · A protege of Wolfgang Schaeuble, finance minister and icon of fiscal conservatism, Merz rose to CDU parliamentary leader in the 2000s, before becoming one of several powerful men...

Sep 17, 2024 · BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union announced Tuesday that it has chosen its leader, Friedrich Merz, to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election. The decision sets the stage for a possible challenge of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the federal election scheduled for September 2025.

Nov 15, 2024 · When Friedrich Merz suddenly re-entered politics after a near 10-year absence, some described it as the Second Coming. Others said it was the return of the undead. However you describe it,...

Dec 18, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, Federal Chairman of the CDU, speaks at a CDU campaign appearance for the European elections in the region of Hanover, May 24, 2024. Friedrich Merz’s long and winding journey towards the German chancellery is a tale of …

As the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) and the conservative parliamentary group that includes Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU), he...