German opposition leader plans migration ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · Friedrich Merz, Federal Chairman of the CDU and leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, speaks at the discussion event “Our agriculture - diverse, efficient and sustainable” in Berlin Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. ... Matthias Miersch told German news agency dpa that there had been a consensus among mainstream parties weeks ago ...
Friedrich Merz vows to seal Germany’s borders after Bavaria knife …
2 days ago · Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to become German chancellor, plans to submit a migration bill to impose “quasi-permanent” border controls following a fatal knife attack in the ...
German frontrunner vows permanent border controls after knife …
3 days ago · Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection. ... Solingen in August and Magdeburg last month, would be "the new normal". ...
German election frontrunner warns of ‘great risk’ for companies ...
3 days ago · The dispute triggered early general elections, which are due to be held on February 23. Polls suggest that Merz’s CDU party will win with about 30 per cent of the vote, ahead of the far-right ...
Who Is Friedrich Merz of Germany? - The New York Times
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.
German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz …
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.
Who is Friedrich Merz, the veteran politician tipped to be …
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.
German conservative leader announces chancellor candidacy
Sep 17, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrat Union (CDU), announced Tuesday that he will run as the conservative candidate for chancellor in Germany’s next federal election.
Policies of German opposition chief and possible next chancellor Merz …
Sep 17, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany's Christian Democrats, and Markus Soeder, the head of their Bavarian sister party, said on Tuesday they had agreed Merz would become chancellor candidate for...
German opposition leader takes aim at migration ... - Associated Press News
Jul 11, 2023 · Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that large-scale migration is one of the country’s biggest problems and one of the main reasons for the recent surge in support for the far right.