Germany's CDU leader Friedrich Merz visits Kyiv to reaffirm support
Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up..
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Friedrich Merz
German politician (born 1955)
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef "Friedrich" Merz is a German politician 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. In September 2024, Merz became the Union's designated candidate for Chancellor of Germany ahead of the 2025 federal election.
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German party could rely on far-right again for immigration vote
CDU leader Friedrich Merz may need support in the Bundestag from the AfD, a move that has attracted wide condemnation.
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