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The Economist2d
Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak
Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...
AFP on MSN9h
Will Germany's Merz try to ban the far-right AfD?
When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a tough question: ...
Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor
Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...
Politico Europe3d
Germany’s center-left leader will be finance minister in the Merz government
SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.
Chatham House2d
Merz and Macron can restart Europe’s Franco–German engine
As Friedrich Merz becomes German chancellor, Emmanuel Macron may finally have found the partner he needs for France and ...
Friedrich Merz’s party approves German coalition agreement, bringing him closer to the chancellery
German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...
Politico Europe1d
Poland criticizes Germany’s plan for tougher border controls
Just days before his debut visit to Warsaw, Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz already hit a diplomatic snag.
Johann Wadephul to become Germany's new foreign minister
Conservative lawmaker Johann Wadephul is set to head Germany's foreign office. Some difficult tasks lie ahead.