Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (/mɛərts/; German: [joˈaxɪm ˈfʁiːdʁɪç mɛɐ̯ts]; born 11 November 1955) is a German politician who has served as Leader...

cabinet is led by incoming Federal Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz. The cabinet is composed of Merz's Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic...

Germany. It is the major party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 January 2022, and is the...

and beauty products with its brands Tetesept and Merz Spezial. The company was founded by Friedrich Merz and is still family-owned. The management consists...

Starmer, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and the Canadian Prime Minister. It will be also the first summit for...

later, former leader of the CDU/CSU Bundestag group Friedrich Merz announced his own candidacy. Merz won a plurality of votes in the first round of the...

candidates ran, being former Leader of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag Friedrich Merz, former Minister for the Environment Norbert Röttgen and Head of the...

victories in subsequent state elections. In February 2001, her rival Friedrich Merz voiced his intention to become Gerhard Schröder's main challenger for...

Merz may refer to: Merz (art style), a synonym for the more common term Dada Merz (musician), a British electro-folk singer Merz (surname) Merz Apothecary...

Schäuble (1991–2000) Friedrich Merz (2000–2002) Angela Merkel (2002–2005) Volker Kauder (2005–2018) Ralph Brinkhaus (2018–2022) Friedrich Merz (2022–present)...

  Leader Friedrich Merz Alice Weidel Tino Chrupalla Saskia Esken Lars Klingbeil Party CDU/CSU AfD SPD Last election 28.5%, 208 seats 20.8%, 152 seats 16...

Minister-President and CSU leader Markus Söder – expressed their full support for Friedrich Merz. Söder was thought to pursue another attempt at the nomination; many...

 China Xi Jinping, President  France Emmanuel Macron, President  Germany Friedrich Merz, Chancellor  India Narendra Modi, Prime Minister  Indonesia Prabowo...

candidacy in the election. This was followed by Merkel's former arch-rival Friedrich Merz, who announced his bid and his return to politics on 30 October 2018...

in the following snap election on 23 February 2025, his SPD lost to Friedrich Merz's CDU, placing third, behind the AfD, and scoring the worst result in...

Merz (1874–1940), Pioneer of the National Grid UK Charlie Merz (1888–1952) US racecar driver Curt Merz (1938–2022), US football player Friedrich Merz...

Olaf Scholz, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by challenger Friedrich Merz, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) led by challenger Alice Weidel, and...

describing the protests as "impressive" for democracy, and CDU leader Friedrich Merz expressing that it was "very encouraging that thousands of people are...

Evelin (31 January 2025). "Friedrich Merz: Sammlung seiner Aussagen zur Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD" [Mr. Friedrich Merz: Collection of his statements...

elected leader of the CDU, winning 52.8% of delegates votes against Friedrich Merz in the second round of the contest. The result of the election was certified...

February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025. "Friedrich Merz: CDU-Chef will Ausbürgerung ermöglichen ("Friedrich Merz: CDU leader wants to enable denaturalization")"...

and during negotiations for the next German cabinet, CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz reached an agreement on reforming...

far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and with opposition leader Friedrich Merz. Zelenskyy also had a meeting with several United States senators from...

restrictions on the party. In March 2025, presumptive German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed a significant increase in defense spending in Germany, justifying...

Union of Germany. Since 31 January 2022, the office has been held by Friedrich Merz, who succeeded Armin Laschet. The Leader of the Christian Democratic...

providing aid and intelligence to Ukraine. Presumptive German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed a significant increase in defense spending in Germany, justifying...

of four deputy chairs of the CDU, under the leadership of chairman Friedrich Merz. Born in Amsterdam, Prien is Jewish and first grew up in the Netherlands...

January 2023, Friedrich Merz, the chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, took over the political sponsorship for Sharmahd. Merz attempted to travel...

Scheel served as acting Chancellor following Brandt's resignation. Friedrich Merz is the Chancellor-designate and is expected to be ingaugrated on May...

Government after Party EU Party Germany 23 February Olaf Scholz SPD PES Friedrich Merz CDU EPP Portugal 18 May Luís Montenegro PSD EPP Czech Republic TBD Petr...