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Federal election 2025: Scholz: “Fritze Merz likes to tell nonsense”

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Scholz shares: “Fritze Merz likes to tell nonsense” Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused CDU leader Friedrich Merz of spreading falsehoods about him. “Fritze Merz likes to tell nonsense,” said Scholz that evening on ZDF’s “heute journal”. Tünkram is Low German and means something like stupid stuff or nonsense. Scholz was referring to criticism from Merz that the Chancellor often sits in silence at EU summits without getting involved politically. …

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telex.hu

The spat between Scholz and Merz set the tone for the early election

Compared to Hungarian politics, it was a smile, but in German it was unusually sharp, as the German Chancellor, who lost the vote of confidence, spoke about the leader of the CDU.

3 months ago

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Welt

Federal election: ++ Outrage over "Fritze" statement – Now Scholz speaks out ++ Live ticker

Robert Habeck presented his party's election campaign program in Berlin. The Greens are now "grounded in real life," he claims. The Union uses its program presentation to criticize Scholz. The Chancellor responds immediately. More in the live ticker.

3 months ago·Dortmund, Germany

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ZDF

Scholz in ZDF interview: "Fritze Merz likes to talk nonsense"

Shortly after losing the vote of confidence, Chancellor Scholz personally attacked the CDU candidate for chancellor, Merz, on ZDF. This was promptly met with outraged reactions - including from Merz himself.

3 months ago

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung

2025 Federal Election: Scholz: “Fritze Merz likes to talk nonsense”

The Chancellor accuses the CDU leader of spreading nonsense about him - he objects to this. Before the election, the two will face each other in two TV debates, moderated by Günther Jauch, among others. The Greens are presenting their election program - now in a live stream.

3 months ago·Munich, Germany

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Bild

Chancellor calls CDU leader “Fritze”: Disrespectful attack by Scholz on Merz

Then he accused him of talking “nonsense”.

3 months ago·Berlin, Germany

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Spiegel

Election campaign in Germany: Olaf Scholz rails against »Fritze Merz« – CDU leader is outraged

The candidates for chancellor wanted to treat each other with respect during the election campaign. There was little of this on ZDF: First, the chancellor accused the CDU leader of spreading "nonsense". His reaction was also clear.

3 months ago·Germany

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