Friedrich Merz, Scholz and Germany

Germany's Scholz and rival Merz neck and neck in head-on ratings
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz are neck and neck in head-on personal ratings ahead of elections expected in February. While Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc is firmly ahead in the polls,
Scholz to debate rival Merz at least twice before German election
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his top challenger, conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, are expected to face off in at least two televised debates prior to early elections expected on February 23.
Germany’s Merz rips into his rivals — but might have to work with them soon
The conservative leader’s attacks signal the next government may be just as discordant as the one that recently fell.
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. He is offering to get the German economic engine humming again.
German centre-right leader Merz says Greens shifting away to the left
German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the Greens are shifting to the left and becoming an increasingly unattractive potential coalition partner for his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc.
Germany: Merz, Merkel's former rival, will be the candidate for chancellor
Video: Act of the 70th birthday of former Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel Friedrich Merz will be the joint candidate for chancellor of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party,
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Scholz takes swipe at Musk for his AfD endorsement
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a swipe at Elon Musk over his political judgement, escalating a spat between the German ...
Why did German Chancellor Olaf Scholz face no-confidence vote and lose? What next?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a no-confidence motion, paving the way for early general elections on February 23, ...
Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week
(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and the faction leader of the German Christian ...
Germany’s Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early election
Polls suggest that a February election will result in a rightward shift, at a moment when Europe’s largest economy is ...
WATCH LIVE — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to lawmakers before a confidence vote in parliament
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a confidence vote following the collapse of his coalition government. He is likely to ...
Germany’s Scholz loses a confidence vote, setting up an early election in February
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member ...
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, to set up February election
Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the ... Centre-right challenger Friedrich Merz said that “you’re leaving the country in one of its biggest economic crises in post-war ...