Friedrich Merz | The conservative turn

Friedrich Merz | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar While addressing the media after the results of Germany’s Feb. 23 election were out, the leader of the leading conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, Christian Social Union, Friedrich Merz, opined that the staggering rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD),…

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German vote winner Merz seeks to build govt with centre-left

Friedrich Merz, the German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader, speaks at a press conference following the general election in Berlin, Germany, on February 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said on Monday (February 24, 2025) he would seek talks with the centre-left to…

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